An introductory course in prescription drugs for community health workers developed by a systems approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11023068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M H Liang (0000-0001-6702-3256, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 290-293 |
| Publication date | 1976-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.66.3.290 |
| PMID | 1259068 |
| OpenAlex | W2093142587 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
A 16-hour introductory course in prescription drugs for community health workers was developed by a systems approach. It featured an emphasis on: (1) learning the broad indications, side effects, and adverse reactions of the 30 most commonly prescribed drugs in the outpatient clinic, and (2) aiding the workers in patient education. Teaching materials were simple and inexpensive. An evaluation based on a pretest of the course's objectives compared to a final test documented the success of the instruction
Community health · Family medicine · Medical education · Medical prescription · Public health · Test (biology) · Health Policy Implementation Science · Health Sciences Research and Education · Medicine · Nursing · Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |