Pharmacists' smoking cessation practices: Relationship to their knowledge and skills, attitudes, and perceptions of roles

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 729-737

  Ashley, Mary Jane ^a,b   Brewster, Joan M ^a,b   Victor, J Charles ^c  

^a Department of Public Health Sciences ^*  (Canada)

^b ONTARIO TOBACCO RESEARCH UNIT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Community and ambulatory pharmacy; Knowledge and skills; Pharmacists; Role perceptions; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT;

EID: 33845916415     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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