The attitude of Flemish occupational health physicians toward evidence-based occupational health and clinical practice guidelines

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 201-208

  Heselmans, Annemie ^a   Donceel, Peter ^a   Aertgeerts, Bert ^a,b   Van De Velde, Stijn ^a,b   Ramaekers, Dirk ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Belgian Center for Evidence Based Medicine   (Belgium)

^c ZNA Hospital Network Antwerp   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attitude; Evidence based occupational health; Occupational health physicians; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 77952307601     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0449-y     Document Type: Article

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