Workload and its impact on community pharmacists' job satisfaction and stress: A review of the literature

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 259-271

  Lea, Victoria M ^a   Corlett, Sarah A ^a   Rodgers, Ruth M ^a  

^a MEDWAY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community pharmacy; job satisfaction; literature review; stress; workload

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84863686092     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00192.x     Document Type: Review

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