Family practitioners' attitudes and knowledge about irritable bowel syndrome. Effect of a trial of physician education

Family Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 670-674

  Longstreth, George F ^a,b   Burchette, Raoul J ^a,b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b Department of Research/Evaluation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Irritable bowel syndrome; Physician attitude; Physician education; Physician knowledge

Indexed keywords

ALOSETRON; LOPERAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346336762     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmg608     Document Type: Article

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