Knowledge, perceptions, attitude and educational needs of physicians to evidence based medicine in South-Western Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 308-312

  Al Musa, Hassan M ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RESIDENT; SAUDI ARABIA; TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; KNOWLEDGE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 77949696677     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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