Factors affecting the views and attitudes of Scottish pharmacists to continuing professional development

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 424-430

  Power, Ailsa ^a,b   Grammatiki, Aikaterini ^b   Bates, Ian ^d   Mc Kellar, Susan ^b   Johnson, B Julienne ^b   Diack, H Lesley ^c   Stewart, Derek ^c   Hudson, Steve A ^b  

^a NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

continuing professional development; CPD; principal component analysis; questionnaire; views and attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL IMAGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80855133300     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2011.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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