Surveying general practitioners: A new avenue

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-324

  Jiwa, Moyez ^a   Coker, Akinoso E Olujimi ^b   Bagley, John ^b   Freeman, Jenny ^a   Coleman, Martyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DONCASTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c Kingthorne Group Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal; General practitioner; Questionnaire; Response; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTAL MAIL; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 1542615359     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079903125002900     Document Type: Article

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