A survey to identify barriers in the public health role of community pharmacists

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 253-261

  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; methodologies; pharmaceutical HSR; research design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84994634542     PISSN: 17598885     EISSN: 17598893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jphs.12153     Document Type: Article

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