Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 39-50 , March 2011

Ontario family physician readiness to collaborate with community pharmacists on drug therapy management

  • Nedzad Pojskic, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3M2, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +416 837 2125; fax: +416 978 1833.
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  • Linda MacKeigan, B.Sc.Phm., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3M2, Canada
    • ,
  • Heather Boon, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3M2, Canada
    • ,
  • Philip Ellison, M.D., M.B.A., C.C.F.P., F.C.F.P.

      Affiliations

    • University Health Network, Toronto, M5T 2S8 Ontario, Canada
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
    • ,
  • Curtis Breslin, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2E9, Canada
    • Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M7, Canada

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Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 39-50 , March 2011

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