Use of smoking cessation products: A survey of patients in community pharmacies

Canadian Pharmacists Journal

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 326-333

  Phung, Alan ^a   Luo, Lauren ^a   Breik, Noor ^a   Alessi Severini, Silvia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE GUM; NICOTINE PATCH; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; VARENICLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; FAMILY SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MOTIVATION; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 85028613151     PISSN: 17151635     EISSN: 1913701X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1715163517723035     Document Type: Article

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