The changing roles of pharmacists in community pharmacies: Perception of reality in India

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 612-618

  Basak, Subal C ^a   Van Mil, J W Foppe ^b   Sathyanarayana, Dondeti ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Van Mil Consultancy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community pharmacists; Community pharmacy; India; Pharmacies; Pharmacy; Pharmacy education

Indexed keywords

DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INDIA; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INDIA; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERCEPTION; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 76749128862     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-009-9307-y     Document Type: Review

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