Teaching and learning evidence-based medicine: Cross-sectional survey investigating knowledge and attitudes of teachers and learners in primary and secondary care

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-57

  Siriwardena, A Niroshan ^a   Sandars, John ^b   Gemmell, Islay ^c   Rashid, Aly ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Lincoln   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Evidence based practice; General practice registrars; General practitioners; Hospital doctors; Primary care; Secondary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TEACHING;

EID: 33846854211     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2007.11493525     Document Type: Article

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