Health promotion and education activities of community pharmacists in Kuwait

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-153

  Awad, Abdelmoneim ^a   Abahussain, Eman ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Community pharmacist; Health education; Health promotion; Kuwait

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIET THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN RELATION; KUWAIT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ADULT; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 77953322018     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-009-9360-6     Document Type: Article

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