Physician perceptions of pharmacist roles in a primary care setting in Qatar

Globalization and Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wilbur, Kerry ^a   Beniles, Amina ^a   Hammuda, Arwa ^a  

^a Qatar University ^*  (Qatar)

Author keywords

Perceptions; Pharmacists; Physician; Qatar

Indexed keywords

DRUG; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH WORKER; LITERATURE REVIEW; MIGRATION; PERCEPTION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SERVICE PROVISION; TRAINING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QATAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

QATAR;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QATAR;

EID: 84861645376     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-8-12     Document Type: Article

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