The pharmacist as prescriber: A discourse analysis of newspaper media in Canada

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 384-395

  Schindel, Theresa J ^a   Given, Lisa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Newspaper media; Pharmacist prescribing; Social constructionism; Social positioning theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; NEWSPAPER MEDIA; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST PRESCRIBING; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM; SOCIAL POSITIONING THEORY;

DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; NEWSPAPER MEDIA; PHARMACIST PRESCRIBING; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM; SOCIAL POSITIONING THEORY;

ALBERTA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; NEWSPAPERS; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 84880926752     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2012.05.014     Document Type: Article

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