Availability of and attitudes toward resources on alternative medicine products in the community pharmacy setting

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 734-739

  Nathan, Joseph P ^a   Cicero, Lorraine A ^a   Koumis, Tina ^a   Rosenberg, Jack M ^a   Feifer, Stanley ^a   Maltz, Fraidy ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community and ambulatory pharmacy; Complementary and alternative medicine; Herbal agents; Information resources

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINERAL; NATURAL PRODUCT; VITAMIN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644796153     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/154434505774909715     Document Type: Article

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