Pictographic instructions for medications: Do different cultures interpret them accurately?

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 199-209

  Kassam, Rosemin ^a,c   Vaillancourt, Lcol Régis ^b   Collins, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Direct Med Plcy Pharm Plcy/S   (Canada)

^c 2146 East Mall ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VISUAL AID;

EID: 9644283201     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357044698     Document Type: Article

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