Patient experience and use of probiotics in community-based health care settings

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 1513-1520

  Chin Lee, Blake ^a   Curry, William J ^a   Fetterman, John ^b   Graybill, Marie A ^a   Karpa, Kelly ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Primary care; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHARMACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84908674677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S72276     Document Type: Article

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