Observing pharmacists at work: Quantifying the Hawthorne effect

Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-19

  Savage, Imogen Temple ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hawthorne effect; methodology; observation; pharmacists, community; subject reactivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; PHARMACIST;

EID: 0030008493     PISSN: 02810662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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