Undergraduate pharmacy students' perceptions of research in general and attitudes towards pharmacy practice research

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 192-201

  Kritikos, Vicky S ^a   Carter, Steven ^a   Moles, Rebekah J ^a   Krass, Ines ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

attitudes; perceptions; pharmacy practice research; pharmacy students; practice based research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PHARMACY; PHARMACY PRACTICE RESEARCH; PHARMACY STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL METHOD; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877997766     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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