Community pharmacists and continuing professional development - A qualitative study of perceptions and current involvement

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 274, Issue 7347, 2005, Pages 519-524

  Attewell, Joanne ^a   Blenkinsopp, Alison ^b   Black, Patricia ^b  

^a Rushcliffe Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 19044371554     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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