The relationships among work stress, strain and self-reported errors in UK community pharmacy

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 885-895

  Johnson, S J ^a   O'Connor, E M ^a   Jacobs, S ^b   Hassell, K ^b   Ashcroft, D M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Error; Overload; Patient safety; Pharmacy; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84922994479     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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