Support staff in community pharmacy: Who are they and what do they want?

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 57-63

  Schafheutle, Ellen I ^a,c   Samuels, Tanya ^a,d   Hassell, Karen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Social Pharmacy ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Social Information Systems   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; PHARMACY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARY; STAFF; TRAINING;

EID: 41349108463     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/ijpp.16.2.0002     Document Type: Article

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