The provision of current and future sexual health services from community pharmacies in Grampian, Scotland

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-190

  Gale, A ^a   Watson, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Pharmacist; Scotland; Sexual health; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PREGNANCY TESTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SCOTLAND; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 79960193188     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-010-9458-x     Document Type: Article

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