Technicians or patient advocates? - Still a valid question (results of focus group discussions with pharmacists)

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 127-131

  Almarsdóttir, Anna Birna ^a   Morgall, Janine Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Drug distribution; Education; Iceland; Liberalization; Pharmaceutical care; Professional monopoly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG PROGRAM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; ICELAND; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; SOCIAL ASPECT;

DENMARK; FOCUS GROUPS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

EID: 0344223268     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008641618918     Document Type: Article

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