Needs and use of drug information sources in community pharmacies: A questionnaire based survey in German-speaking Switzerland

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 197-202

  Zehnder, Simon ^a   Beutler, Marianne ^b   Bruppacher, Rudolf ^a   Ehrenhöfer, Thomas ^a   Hersberger, Kurt E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Egg   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Drug information; Future developments; Information need; Information use; Internet; Questionnaire; Survey; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; DEZINAMIDE; DRUG; MONTELUKAST; VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LACTATION; MALE; PHARMACY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SWITZERLAND;

DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHARMACIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIETIES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 4043053038     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHAR.0000035881.17853.e0     Document Type: Review

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