Strategies enhancing the public health role of community pharmacists: a qualitative study

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 97-104

  Agomo, Chijioke O ^a,b   Ogunleye, James ^a   Portlock, Jane ^c  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health policy; Health services research; International; Pharmaceutical HSR; Qualitative research; Research design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT PHARMACIST PRACTITIONER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84963864422     PISSN: 17598885     EISSN: 17598893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jphs.12131     Document Type: Article

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