The impact of an evidence-based medicine educational intervention on primary care physicians: A qualitative study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-331

  Shuval, Kerem ^a   Shachak, Aviv ^b   Linn, Shai ^a   Brezis, Mayer ^d   Feder Bubis, Paula ^c   Reis, Shmuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Medical education; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 34247327963     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-006-0055-6     Document Type: Article

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