Epistemology and uncertainty in primary care: An exploratory study

Family Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 319-326

  Evans, Lance ^a   Trotter, David R M ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPISTEMOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 65949096629     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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