Community pharmacists, Internet and social media: An empirical investigation

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages e75-e85

  Shcherbakova, Natalia ^a   Shepherd, Marv ^b  

^a WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; E Health communication; Internet; Pharmacist e communication; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84923021406     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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