Pharmacies and their role in the prevention of HIV/AIDS

Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 46-53

  Cockerill, Rhonda W ^a,b   Myers, Ted ^b,c,d   Worthington, Catherine ^a   Millson, Margaret ^a,d,e   Rankin, James ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Department of Health Administration ^*

^d CITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

AIDS; Canada; harm reduction; health promotion; HIV; pharmacies, community; prevention

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PHARMACY;

EID: 0030017911     PISSN: 02810662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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