The positive pharmacy care law: An area-level analysis of the relationship between community pharmacy distribution, urbanity and social deprivation in England

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Todd, Adam ^a   Copeland, Alison ^a   Husband, Andy ^a   Kasim, Adetayo ^a   Bambra, Clare ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PHARMACY; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PHARMACIES; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

EID: 84905923034     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005764     Document Type: Article

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