The role of community pharmacists in health education and disease prevention: A survey of their interests and needs in relation to cardiovascular disease

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 324-331

  O'Loughlin, Jennifer ^a,b   Masson, Paule ^a   Déry, Véronique ^a,c   Fagnan, Danielle ^d  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Member of the Ordre des Psychologues du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cross sectional survey; Health education; Pharmacist; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032800174     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1998.0436     Document Type: Article

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