Exploring the nature of power distance on general practitioner and community pharmacist relations in a chronic disease management context

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 440-446

  Rieck, Allison Margaret ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interprofessional collaboration; Power; Professional practice; Qualitative method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIST; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84905232789     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2014.906390     Document Type: Article

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