Hospital pharmacists' self-evaluation of their competence and confidence in conducting pharmacy practice research

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 257-265

  Awaisu, Ahmed ^a   Bakdach, Dana ^b   Elajez, Reem Hasan ^b   Zaidan, Manal ^c  

^a Qatar University ^*  (Qatar)

^b HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^c HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Competence; Hospital pharmacists; Pharmacy practice research; Research capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY PRACTICE RESEARCH; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930540752     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2014.10.002     Document Type: Article

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