Attitude and satisfaction of health care providers towards clinical pharmacy services in ethiopia: A post-deployment survey

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Bilal, Arebu Issa ^a   Tilahun, Zelalem ^a   Beedemariam, Gebremedhin ^a   Ayalneh, Belete ^a   Hailemeskel, Bisrat ^b   Engidawork, Ephrem ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Clinical pharmacy services; Ethiopia; Health care providers; Perception; Post deployment survey; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84960324435     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20523211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40545-016-0058-6     Document Type: Article

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