"We are white coats whirling round" - Moral distress in Swedish pharmacies

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 223-229

  Sporrong, Sofia Kälvemark ^a   Höglund, Anna T ^a   Hansson, Mats G ^a   Westerholm, Peter ^b   Arnetz, Bengt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ethical competence; Ethical dilemmas; Moral distress; Pharmacy practice; Sweden; Work organization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; ETHICS, PHARMACY; GUIDELINES; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 23844466562     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-004-3703-0     Document Type: Article

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