Public's attitudes towards community pharmacy in Qatar: A pilot study

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages 405-422

  El Hajj, Maguy Saffouh ^a   Salem, Samah ^a   Mansoor, Hend ^a  

^a Qatar University ^*  (Qatar)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Pharmacist; Public; Qatar

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QATAR; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 84855280045     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S22117     Document Type: Article

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