Can i help you? A qualitative study of pharmacist and pharmacy assistant views on the role of pharmacy assistants in New Zealand

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 228-235

  Sheridan, Janie ^a   Kelly, Fiona ^a   Basheer, Mariam ^a   Jan, Reem ^a   Lee, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

community pharmacy; pharmacy assistants; role

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PHARMACY ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACISTS' AIDES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 79960091595     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2011.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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