Evidence-based practice in rural and remote clinical practice: Where is the evidence?

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 242-248

  Parsons, Jacqueline E ^a   Merlin, Tracy L ^a   Taylor, Judy E ^a   Wilkinson, David ^a   Hiller, Janet E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rural and remote health; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TIME MANAGEMENT;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 1642464631     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2003.00527.x     Document Type: Review

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