Public opinion of pharmacists and pharmacist prescribing

Canadian Pharmacists Journal

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 86-93

  Perepelkin, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 79952904047     PISSN: 17151635     EISSN: 1913701X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3821/1913-701X-144.2.86     Document Type: Article

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