Engaging Australian physicians in evidence-based medicine: A representative national survey

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-17

  Toulkidis, Victoria ^a   Donnelly, N J ^b   Ward, J E ^b,c,d  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d SWSAHS   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Physicians; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SKILL; TEACHING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 13844300099     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2004.00703.x     Document Type: Review

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