Advice-giving on self-medication: Perspectives of community pharmacists and consumers in Singapore

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-231

  Chui, Wai Keung ^a   Li, S C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Advice giving; Consumers; Pharmacists; Self medication; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; SELF MEDICATION; SINGAPORE; ATTITUDE; COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF MEDICATION; SINGAPORE;

EID: 23844437131     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2005.00637.x     Document Type: Article

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