Ontario doctors' attitudes toward and use of clinical practice guidelines in oncology

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 607-615

  Graham, Ian D ^a   Brouwers, Melissa ^b   Davies, Christine ^a   Tetroe, Jacqueline ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Clinical practice guidelines; Doctors; Oncology; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 34547813104     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00670.x     Document Type: Article

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