Tobacco and alcohol sales in community pharmacies: Policy statements from U.S. professional pharmacy associations

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 285-288

  Corelli, Robin L ^a   Chai, Tiffany ^b   Karic, Alda ^c   Fairman, Melinda ^d   Baez, Karina ^e   Hudmon, Karen Suchanek ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Target Pharmacy   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Target Pharmacy   (United States)

^e Target Pharmacy   (United States)

^f PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholic beverages; Pharmacies; Policy; Professional associations; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; E-MAIL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHARMACY; POLICY; TELEPHONE; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

ALCOHOLS; ASSOCIATION; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PHARMACIES; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901423300     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2014.13191     Document Type: Article

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