Quality of life and job satisfaction of dispensing pharmacists practicing in Tehran private-sector pharmacies

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1039-1044

  Majd, Marzieh ^a   Hashemian, Farshad ^a   Sisi, Farnaz Younesi ^a   Jalal, Masoud ^a   Majd, Zahra ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dispensing pharmacists; General health; Job satisfaction; Quality of life; Tehran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FACULTY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 84871355485     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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