Factors affecting the recruitment and retention of pharmacists to practice sites in rural and remote areas of New South Wales: A qualitative study

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 214-218

  Harding, Anthony ^a   Whitehead, Paula ^a   Aslani, Parisa ^a   Chen, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Metropolitan; Pharmacy; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSENSUS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE SIZE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORK EXPERIENCE;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33749481889     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00812.x     Document Type: Article

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