The community pharmacist, the patient and their inhaler device - Time to work together?

Pharmacy in Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 356-357+361

  Wilcock, Michael ^a  

^a Central Cornwall Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036874127     PISSN: 13581538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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