Experiences and preferences of general practitioners regarding continuing medical education: A qualitative study

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 1172, 2003, Pages

  Goodyear Smith, Felicity ^a   Whitehorn, Melanie ^a   McCormick, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TIME MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; METHODOLOGY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; INTERVIEWS; LEARNING; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0038622932     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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