Natural Health Products and Community Pharmacy—Remove the Mysticism Not the Product

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 590-592

  Blackburn, David F ^a   Gill, Munpreet ^a   Krol, Ed ^a   Taylor, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

community pharmacy practice; natural products; pharmacists

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MYSTICISM; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STANDARDS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MYSTICISM; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 85033497126     PISSN: 08971900     EISSN: 15311937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0897190017708074     Document Type: Letter

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