Religion and conscientious objection: A survey of pharmacists' willingness to dispense medications

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 161-165

  Davidson, Laura A ^a   Pettis, Clare T ^a   Joiner, Amber J ^a   Cook, Daniel M ^a   Klugman, Craig M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical ethics; Conscience clauses; Medication; Pharmacy; Refusal clauses; Religion; USA

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DRUGS TRADE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; INFERTILITY; LOGISTICS; MORALITY; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARTICLE; CONSCIENCE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORALITY; PHARMACIST; RELIGION;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSCIENCE; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY AGENTS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVADA; PHARMACISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO TREAT; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955677219     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.03.027     Document Type: Article

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