Risks and concerns about supplementary prescribing: Survey of primary and secondary care pharmacists

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 76-90

  Hobson, Rachel Jane ^a   Sewell, Graham J ^b  

^a GREAT WESTERN HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Factor Analysis; Nursing; Opinions; Pharmacist; Questionnaire; Risk; Supplementary Prescribing; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; ENGLAND; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33749425067     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-006-9004-z     Document Type: Article

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