Influence of physician factors on the effectiveness of a continuing medical education intervention

Family Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 511-517

  Flores, Sergio ^a   Reyes, Hortensia ^a   Pérez Cuevas, Ricardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TEACHING;

EID: 33747878220     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: 07423225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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