Perceptions of current and potential public health involvement of pharmacists in developing nations: The case of Zimbabwe

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 876-884

  Mdege, Noreen Dadirai ^a   Chevo, Tafadzwa ^b   Toner, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Pharmacist; Pharmacy practice; Public health; Qualitative interview; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARDS; ZIMBABWE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PERCEPTION; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84954271818     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2015.11.010     Document Type: Article

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