Human nature and clinical freedom, barriers to evidence-based practice?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 208-209

  Monaghan, N ^a  

^a Sheffield Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0033550787     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800066a     Document Type: Article

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