Understanding pharmacists' values: A qualitative study of ideals and dilemmas in UK pharmacy practice

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2223-2230

  Benson, Ailsa ^b   Cribb, Alan ^b   Barber, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dilemmas; Ethics; Medicines; Pharmacy; UK; Values

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DRUG; ETHICS; MEDICINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONALISM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67649410337     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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