Norwegian physicians' knowledge of and opinions about evidence-based medicine: Cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Ulvenes, Lidziya Vanahel ^a   Aasland, Olaf ^b,c   Nylenna, Magne ^c,d,e   Kristiansen, Ivar Sønbø ^c,f  

^a Norwegian Directorate of Health   (Norway)

^b Research Institute of the Norwegian Medical Association   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; KNOWLEDGE; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 70649084127     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007828     Document Type: Article

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