Canadian physicians' attitudes about and preferences regarding clinical practice guidelines

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 156, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1715-1723

  Hayward, Robert S A ^a,c   Guyatt, Gordon H ^a   Moore, Karen Ann ^a   McKibbon, K Ann ^a   Carter, Anne O ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CMAJ   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 0030738248     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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