An assessment of the pharmaceutical needs of the blind and partially sighted in Dumfries and Galloway

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 259, Issue 6959, 1997, Pages 381-384

  Grills, Alison ^a   MacDonald, Alan ^a  

^a DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; DRUG LABELING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINE; PERCEPTION; PHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TAPE RECORDER; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030887018     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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