Canadian “minor ailments” programs: Unanswered questions

Canadian Pharmacists Journal

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 302-304

  Lee, Rebekah ^a,d   McCarthy, Lisa ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Ontario Pharmacy Research Collaboration (OPEN)   (Canada)

^d CREDIT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); WORKLOAD;

EID: 84945952842     PISSN: 17151635     EISSN: 1913701X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1715163515611144     Document Type: Article

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