Perceptions of collaboration between general practitioners and community pharmacists: Findings from a qualitative study based in Spain

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 352-357

  Jové, Anna Maria ^a   Fernández, Ana ^b   Hughes, Carmel ^c   Guillén Solà, Mireia ^d   Rovira, Marta ^d   Rubio Valera, Maria ^b  

^a C Agy Hlth Technol Assess Res   (Spain)

^b Fundacio Hospital Sant Joan de Déu   (Spain)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d Healthcare Services of Balearic Isles   (Spain)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Interprofessional collaboration; Interviews; Professional boundaries; Qualitative method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPAIN;

ADULT; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPAIN;

EID: 84902261196     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2014.898621     Document Type: Article

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