Community pharmacists' attitudes relating to patients' use of health products in Japan

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 529-537

  Asahina, Yasuko ^a   Hori, Satoko ^a   Sawada, Yasufumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative medicines; Complementary medicines; Focus group interview; Herbs and dietary supplements; Japan; Pharmacist; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONSENSUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HERB; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAPAN; JAPANESE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPONSIBILITY; SAFETY;

ADULT; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS;

EID: 84867395319     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-012-9640-4     Document Type: Article

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