What sort of evidence do we need in primary care?

BMJ

Volumn 332, Issue 7542, 2006, Pages 619-620

  Mickan, Sharon ^a   Askew, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

EID: 33645213371     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7542.619     Document Type: Editorial

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