Attitudes of Australian pharmacists toward complementary and alternative medicines

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1456-1461

  Naidu, Sarushka ^a   Wilkinson, Jenny M ^a   Simpson, Maree D ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Health professional; Pharmacy

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HERB; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; KINESIOLOGY; LEISURE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAI CHI; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOGA;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 23944458548     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1G089     Document Type: Article

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