Do family doctors have an obligation to facilitate research?

Family Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 543-548

  Ives, Jonathan ^a   Draper, Heather ^a   Damery, Sarah ^a   Wilson, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Obligation to participate; Reciprocity; Research; Research collaboration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RESEARCH ETHICS;

FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH;

EID: 70450172565     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmp045     Document Type: Article

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