Electronic prescriptions and disruptions to the jurisdiction of community pharmacists

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-128

  Motulsky, Aude ^a   Sicotte, Claude ^a   Lamothe, Lise ^a   Winslade, Nancy ^b   Tamblyn, Robyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Clinical data exchange; Community pharmacist; E Rx technology; Electronic prescription; Jurisdiction; Primary care physician; Professions

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; STAKEHOLDER;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUEBEC;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 79959610369     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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