Pharmacists' use of and attitudes and beliefs about alternative medications

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 60, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1352-1357

  Dolder, Christian ^a,b   Lacro, Jonathan ^b,c   Dolder, Nicole ^b   Gregory, Philip ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DRUG MARKETING; HEALTH CARE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; NOTE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; VITAMIN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; VITAMINS;

EID: 0242305031     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/60.13.1352     Document Type: Note

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