Views of the Scottish general public on non-medical prescribing

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 704-710

  MacLure, Katie ^a   George, Johnson ^b   Diack, Lesley ^a   Bond, Christine ^c   Cunningham, Scott ^a   Stewart, Derek ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allied health professional; Governance; Pharmacist; Public opinion; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC OPINION; RANDOM SAMPLE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; LEGISLATION, PHARMACY; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84886010352     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-013-9792-x     Document Type: Article

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