Impact of patients' religious and spiritual beliefs in pharmacy: From the perspective of the pharmacist

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages e31-e41

  Daher, Moustafa ^a   Chaar, Betty ^a   Saini, Bandana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ingredients; Medicine; Pharmacy; Religion

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SPIRITUALISM;

CULTURE; HUMANS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACISTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SPIRITUALISM;

EID: 84914704117     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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