Self-medication in Poland: The pharmacist's advisory role in Warsaw

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 225-229

  Piecuch, Anna ^a   Kozłowska Wojciechowska, Małgorzata ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Counselling; Health behaviour; Over thecounter medicines; Self medication

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSUMER; CONVERSATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; POLAND; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MEDICATION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; YOUNG ADULT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHARMACISTS; POLAND; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SELF MEDICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884481162     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-012-9734-z     Document Type: Article

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