Pharmacists' role in improving awareness about folic acid: A pilot study on the process of introducing an intervention in pharmacy practice

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-35

  Meijer, Willemijn M ^a   De Smit, Denhard J ^c   Jurgens, Renate A ^b   De Jong Van Den Berg, Lolkje T W ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Dept Social Pharm/Pharmacoepidem ^*  (Netherlands)

^c HC Projects Services   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NETHERLANDS; PHARMACIST; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 9344269429     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357022980     Document Type: Article

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