A study of knowledge and attitudes towards the use of evidence-based medicine among Primary Health Care Physicians in Bahrain

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1394-1396

  Amin, Fawzi A ^a   Fedorowicz, Zbigniew ^a,b   Montgomery, Anthony J ^c  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

^b NONE   (Bahrain)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BAHRAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33748858273     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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