Exploring the integration of complementary medicines into australian pharmacy practice with a focus on different practice settings and background knowledge

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Tiralongo, Evelin ^a   Braun, Lesley A ^b   Wilkinson, Jenny M ^c   Spizer, Ondine ^d   Bailey, Michael ^b   Poole, Susan ^d   Dooley, Michael ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

community pharmacists; complementary medicines; hospital pharmacists; integrative medicine; naturopath; pharmacist; pharmacy practice; quality use of medicines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COUNSELING; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 77957734216     PISSN: 15533840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1411     Document Type: Article

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