Developing consensus around the pharmaceutical public health competencies for community pharmacists in Scotland

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-119

  Pfleger, David E ^a   McHattie, Lorna W ^a   Diack, H Lesley ^a   McCaig, Dorothy J ^a   Stewart, Derek C ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competency; Delphi technique; Pharmacist; Public health; Qualitative research; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DELPHI STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCOTLAND;

EID: 36448953070     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-007-9153-8     Document Type: Article

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