Evidence-based medicine and headache patient management by general practitioners in Italy

Cephalalgia

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 767-775

  Bianco, A ^a   Parente, M M ^a   De Caro, E ^b   Iannacchero, R ^b   Cannistra U ^b   Angelillo, Italo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b PUGLIESE CIACCIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; General practitioners; Guidelines; Italy; Migraine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; ITALY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25444533331     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2005.00972.x     Document Type: Article

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