Why do Australian registered pharmacists leave the profession? A qualitative study

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-137

  Mak, Vivienne S L ^a   March, Geoff J ^a   Clark, Alice ^a   Gilbert, Andrew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attrition; Australia; Dissatisfaction; Interviews; Job satisfaction; Pharmacist workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB CHANGE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84874665855     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-012-9720-5     Document Type: Article

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