Assisting consumers with their OTC choices

Canadian Pharmacists Journal

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-45

  Taylor, Jeffrey G ^a   Chorney, Sherilyn ^a   Fleck, Ian ^a   Golightly, Robert ^a   Litzenberger, Valdeen ^a   Loeppky, Kristen ^a   Tait, Ashley ^a   Tulloch, Joanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; DRUG INFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 33645029341     PISSN: 17151635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/171516350613900111     Document Type: Review

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