Factors affecting job and career satisfaction among community pharmacists: A structural equation modeling approach

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 610-620

  Murawski, Matthew M ^a   Payakachat, Nalin ^b   Koh Knox, Cynthia ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Careers; Community pharmacy; Continuing education; Job satisfaction; Preceptors; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CAREER CHOICE; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANA; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHARMACISTS; PRECEPTORSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59049092939     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2008.07083     Document Type: Article

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