Important demographic variables impact the musculoskeletal knowledge and confidence of academic primary care physicians

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1589-1595

  Lynch, Joseph R ^a   Schmale, Gregory A ^a   Schaad, Douglas C ^a   Leopold, Seth S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745699021     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.01365     Document Type: Article

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