Are pharmacists willing to work in disasters?
Elizabeth M. McCourt
A B C E * , Kaitlyn E. Watson A B D * , Judith A. Singleton A B , Vivienne Tippett A B and Lisa M. Nissen A B
A School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, QUT Gardens Point, Q Block Level 9, 2 George Street, Brisbane, Qld 4000, Australia. Email: judith.singleton@qut.edu.au; vivienne.tippett@qut.edu.au; l.nissen@qut.edu.au
B Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Q Block, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, Qld 4059, Australia.
C Redland Hospital, Queensland Health, Weippen Street, Cleveland, Qld 4163, Australia.
D Epicore Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 362 Heritage Medical Research Centre, Edmonton, AB T6G 2V2, Canada. Email: kewatson@ualberta.ca
E Corresponding author. Email: libby.m.mccourt@gmail.com
Australian Health Review 44(4) 540-541 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH20120
Submitted: 2 June 2020 Accepted: 4 June 2020 Published: 16 June 2020
Journal Compilation © AHHA 2020 Open Access CC BY
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