Pharmacists' actions when patients use complementary and alternative medicine with medications: A look at Texas-Mexico border cities

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 619-622

  Brown, Carolyn M ^a   Pena, Ana ^b   Resendiz, Karla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b CVS Caremark   (United States)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Complementary and alternative medicine; Herbal products; Texas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HISPANIC; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TEXAS;

EID: 84855178547     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2011.10021     Document Type: Article

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