A review of factors that influence the use of community pharmacies as a primary health care resource

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-59

  Hassell, Karen ^a   Noyce, Peter R ^a,b   Rogers, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Pharmacy Practice ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHARMACY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032952843     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.1999.tb00948.x     Document Type: Article

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