Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 63-69 , March 2010

Roles and responsibilities of pharmacists with respect to natural health products: Key informant interviews

  • Shade Olatunde, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Room 635, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3M2, Canada
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  • Heather Boon, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Room 635, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3M2, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 416 946 5859; fax: +1 416 978 1833.
    • ,
  • Kristine Hirschkorn, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Room 635, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3M2, Canada
    • ,
  • Sandy Welsh, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Jana Bajcar, M.Sc.Phm., Ed.D.

      Affiliations

    • Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, 144 College Street, Room 635, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3M2, Canada
    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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PII: S1551-7411(09)00040-0

doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2009.02.004

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 63-69 , March 2010

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