Clinicians' knowledge and attitudes about breast symptom management: Is there a use for clinical guidelines?

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-65

  Nekhlyudov, Larissa ^a,b   Nicola, Mayra ^a   Jung, Inkyung ^a,c   Buechler, Elizabeth ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD VANGUARD MEDICAL ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 38849136622     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2006.0296     Document Type: Article

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