Attitudes toward clinical guidelines among obstetricians in Northern Ireland

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 101-107

  Dye, Timothy D ^a,b   Alderdice, Fiona ^a   Roberge, Eric ^c   Jamison, James Q ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPUTER; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSULTANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; OBSTETRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033987689     PISSN: 03065456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb11585.x     Document Type: Article

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