What factors impact on general practitioners' engagement with appraisal? A qualitative evaluation in Scotland

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 615-623

  Wakeling, Judy ^a   Cameron, Niall ^a   Lough, Murray ^a  

^a NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appraisal attitudes; General practice; General practitioner

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 65649126054     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2008.11493740     Document Type: Article

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