Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 6-17 , March 2010

Community pharmacists' prescription intervention practices—Exploring variations in practice in Norwegian pharmacies

  • Ingunn Mandt, M.Sc. Pharm.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Apotek 1 Kirkenaer, 2260 Kirkenaer, Norway. Tel.: +47 91788263.
    • ,
  • Anne Marie Horn, M.Sc. Pharm., M.H.A.
    • ,
  • Anders Ekedahl, Ph.D.
    • ,
  • Anne Gerd Granas, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Present institution: Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Centre for Pharmacy, University of Bergen, Norway.

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PII: S1551-7411(09)00048-5

doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2009.03.003

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 6-17 , March 2010

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