Management of medicines in chronic illness: Views of community pharmacists in New South Wales

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-210

  Lehnbom, Elin C ^a   Boxall, Anne Marie ^b   Russell, Lesley M ^b   Brien, Jo Anne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; TEAMWORK;

EID: 71049170511     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2009.tb00454.x     Document Type: Article

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