Managing obesity in pharmacy: The Australian experience

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 711-720

  Um, Irene S I ^a   Armour, Carol ^a   Krass, Ines ^a   Gill, Timothy ^b   Chaar, Betty B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accredited pharmacists; Australia; Community pharmacy; Obesity; Pharmacy services; Weight management service

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OBESITY; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 79952695832     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-010-9426-5     Document Type: Article

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