Community pharmacy in South Africa: A changing profession in a society in transition

Health and Place

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 273-285

  Gilbert, Leah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Primary health care; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE; SERVICE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; PHARMACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032168610     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(98)00020-3     Document Type: Article

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