Continuing professional pharmacy development needs assessment of Qatar pharmacists

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 236-241

  Wilbur, Kerry ^a  

^a Qatar University ^*  (Qatar)

Author keywords

continuing professional development; needs assessment; pharmacists; Qatar; survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QATAR; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHARMACISTS; QATAR; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77954739756     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2010.00034.x     Document Type: Article

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