Pharmacists' attitudes, role perceptions and interventions regarding smoking cessation: Findings from four Canadian provinces

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 20-28

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Canada; Interventions; Pharmacists; Professional roles; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SASKATCHEWAN; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 39449094907     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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