Pharmacy career deciding: Making choice a "good fit"

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-102

  Willis, Sarah Caroline ^a   Shann, Phillip ^a   Hassell, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Careers; Decision making; Focus groups; Pharmacology; Students; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PHARMACY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAREER CHOICE; DECISION MAKING; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHARMACY; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 67649207599     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260910942579     Document Type: Article

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