Exploration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives of home medicines review

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Swain, L S ^a   Barclay, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; Culturally appropriate; Medication adherence; Medication review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIGENOUS HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACY; POLYPHARMACY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT MEDICATION KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYPHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84929011858     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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