Consumer perspectives about weight management services in a community pharmacy setting in NSW, Australia

Health Expectations

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 579-592

  Um, Irene S ^a   Armour, Carol ^b   Krass, Ines ^a   Gill, Timothy ^a   Chaar, Betty B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumers; Obesity; Pharmacists; Pharmacy; Pharmacy services; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904412814     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2012.00788.x     Document Type: Article

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