Genetic testing: The community pharmacist's perspective

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 399-402

  Sansgiry, Sujit S ^a   Kulkarni, Amit S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic testing; Human Genome Project; Perceptions and genetic knowledge; Pharmacists attitude

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOETHICS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 2942746568     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/154434504323064048     Document Type: Article

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