U.S. and Canadian pharmacists' attitudes, knowledge, and professional practice behaviors toward dietary supplements: A systematic review

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Kwan, Della ^a   Hirschkorn, Kristine ^a   Boon, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HORMONE; MINERAL; NATURAL PRODUCT; VITAMIN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CANADA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHARMACISTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749434664     PISSN: 14726882     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-6-31     Document Type: Review

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