Provision of advice on alcohol use in community pharmacy: A cross-sectional survey of pharmacists' practice, knowledge, views and confidence

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 171-178

  McCaig, Dorothy ^a   Fitzgerald, Niamh ^b   Stewart, Derek ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Create Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol brief intervention; community pharmacy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 79955912384     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2011.00111.x     Document Type: Article

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