Drug information resources at community pharmacies in Amman, Jordan

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-155

  Wazaify, Mayyada ^a   Maani, Mais ^a   Ball, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Drug information; Information sources; Jordan

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; BOOK; DRUG DOSE; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG RESEARCH; INTERNET; JORDAN; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIES;

EID: 65649103413     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/ijpp/17.03.0005     Document Type: Article

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