Exploring consumer and pharmacist views on the professional role of the pharmacist with respect to natural health products: A study of focus groups

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kwan, Della ^a   Boon, Heather S ^b   Hirschkorn, Kristine ^b   Welsh, Sandy ^b   Jurgens, Tannis ^c   Eccott, Lynda ^d   Heschuk, Shirley ^e   Griener, Glenn G ^e   Cohen Kohler, Jillian C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; VITAMIN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONSUMER; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG THERAPY; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 48249112958     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-8-40     Document Type: Article

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