Determinants of physician confidence in the primary care management of musculoskeletal disorders

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 351-356

  Glazier, Richard H ^a,b   Dalby, Dawn M ^c   Badley, Elizabeth M ^b,c   Hawker, Gillian A ^a,b   Bell, Mary J ^a,b   Buchbinder, Rachelle ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confidence; Family physicians; Musculoskeletal diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ATTITUDE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUCTION;

EID: 0029988348     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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