Views, attitudes and self-assessed training needs of Scottish community pharmacists to public health practice and competence

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 801-809

  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; Education and training; Pharmacist; Public health; Questionnaire; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACISTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCOTLAND;

EID: 56549099128     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-008-9228-1     Document Type: Article

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