Attitudes to evidence-based medicine of primary care physicians in Asir region, Saudi Arabia

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 408-419

  Khoja, T A ^a   Al Ansary, L A ^b  

^a Executive Office of the GCC States for Health Ministers   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG INDUSTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERIODICALS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SAUDI ARABIA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34447261871     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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