Knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacists regarding dietary supplements: A community pharmacy- based survey in Tehran

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1455-1463

  Mehralian, Gholamhossein ^a   Yousefi, Nazila ^a   Hashemian, Farshad ^b   Maleksabet, Hanieh ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Community pharmacist; Dietary supplement; Food Supplementation; Iran; KAP study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 84907284612     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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