The attitudes of Australian GPs to evidence-based medicine: A focus group study

Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 627-632

  Mayer, Justine ^a   Piterman, Leon ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practice; Practice guidelines; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 0033458872     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/16.6.627     Document Type: Article

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