Evidence-based medicine in primary care: Qualitative study of family physicians

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-9

  Tracy, C Shawn ^a   Dantas, Guilherme Coelho ^a,b   Upshur, Ross E G ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUSTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTUITION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0042714953     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-4-6     Document Type: Article

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