Int J Pharm Pract 1997:5:149-51

Centre for Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of London, Brunswick Square London WC1N 1AX
Felicity Smith, PhD, MRPharmS, senior lecturer in pharmacy practice

Review articles

Health services research methods in pharmacy - Introduction

FELICITY SMITH

This article forms the introduction to a series of review articles designed to guide readers on the selection and application of different health service research methodologies in pharmacy practice research. The reviews will discuss different methods that have been used in pharmacy practice settings, their advantages and disadvantages, problems that have arisen and how these have been addressed. The first article, on survey research, follows on p152. Future articles, which will include discussion of semi-structured and qualitative interviews, observation studies, and research into service evaluation, are planned for later issues