Community pharmacists' perceptions about pharmaceutical service of over-the-counter traditional Chinese medicine: A survey study in Harbin of China

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Song, Menghuan ^a   Ung, Carolina Oi Lam ^a   Lee, Vivian Wing yan ^b   Hu, Yuanjia ^a   Zhao, Jing ^a   Li, Peng ^a   Hu, Hao ^a  

^a University of Macau   (Macao)

^b Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Community pharmacist; Community pharmacy; Over the counter; Pharmaceutical service; TCM; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; WORKLOAD; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85008349798     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-016-1532-z     Document Type: Article

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