Community pharmacists in Australia: Barriers to information provision on complementary and alternative medicines

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 366-373

  Semple, Susan J ^a   Hotham, Elizabeth ^a   Rao, Deepa ^a   Martin, Karen ^a   Smith, Caroline A ^a   Bloustien, Geraldine F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Barriers; CAMs; Community pharmacy; Complementary and alternative medicines; Consumer information; Pharmacists; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY STUDENT; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACISTS;

EID: 33846667793     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-006-9058-y     Document Type: Article

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