The possibilities of technology in shaping healthcare professionals: (Re/De-)Professionalisation of pharmacists in England

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 429-437

  Petrakaki, Dimitra ^a   Barber, Nick ^b   Waring, Justin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Community pharmacists; De professionalisation; Electronic prescriptions; Professionals; Technology; UK

Indexed keywords

DRUG; DRUG PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; INTERNET PHARMACY; MEDICAL RECORD; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONALISM; REPEAT DISPENSING; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; ENGLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PHARMACISTS; STATE MEDICINE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861329773     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.033     Document Type: Article

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