The prevalence and experience of Australian naturopaths and Western herbalists working within community pharmacies

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

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

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; DRUG MARKETING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; STAFF TRAINING; WESTERN HERBAL MEDICINE; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKPLACE; AMBULATORY CARE; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PHYTOTHERAPY; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCE; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; NATUROPATHY; OFFICE VISITS; PHARMACIES; PHYTOTHERAPY; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 79956208307     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-11-41     Document Type: Article

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