Tobacco cessation through community pharmacies: Knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceived barriers among pharmacists in Penang

Health Education Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 681-690

  Taha, Nur Akmar ^a   Guat Tee, Ooi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; knowledge; Malaysia; pharmacists; tobacco cessation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALAYSIA; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 84944387261     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896914558643     Document Type: Article

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