Evidence-based advocacy: The public roles of health care professionals

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 684-685

  Gruen, Russell L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL MEDICINE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL MEDICINE;

EID: 48249135109     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01843.x     Document Type: Editorial

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