Use of community pharmacies: A population-based survey

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 254-262

  Boardman, Helen ^a,c   Lewis, Martyn ^a   Trinder, Paul ^b   Rajaratnam, Giri ^b   Croft, Peter ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Heron House ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advice; Community pharmacies; OTC medicines; Prescription medicines

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644667222     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdi032     Document Type: Review

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