Evidence-based medicine among hospital doctors in Jordan: Awareness, attitude and practice

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1137-1141

  Al Omari, Mousa ^a   Khader, Yousef ^a   Jadallah, Khaled ^a   Dauod, Ali Shakir ^a   Al Shdifat, Amjad Ali Khalaf ^a   Khasawneh, Nofan M ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b Ministry of Health Jordan   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Barriers; Evidence based medicine; Hospital doctors; Jordan; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPREHENSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FREEDOM; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; INTERNET; JORDAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 73549107227     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01260.x     Document Type: Article

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