The provision of current and future Healthy Weight Management (HWM) services from community pharmacies: A survey of community pharmacists' attitudes, practice and future possibilities

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 106-114

  Newlands, Rumana S ^a   Watson, Margaret C ^a   Lee, Amanda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attitude of health personnel; community pharmacy services; obesity; public health; questionnaires

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHARMACISTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79952585222     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2010.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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