Factors affecting pharmacists' recommendation of complementary medicines - a qualitative pilot study of Australian pharmacists

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Culverhouse, Sarah E ^a   Wohlmuth, Hans ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Companion selling; Pharmacists' attitude towards complementary medicine; Pharmacy and complementary medicine; Pharmacy practice; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYPHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84867205941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-183     Document Type: Article

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