Healthcare professionals' intentions to use clinical guidelines: A survey using the theory of planned behaviour

Implementation Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Kortteisto, Tiina ^a   Kaila, Minna ^a,b   Komulainen, Jorma ^c,d   Mäntyranta, Taina ^e   Rissanen, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b City of Tampere   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Finska Lo karforeningen Duodecim   (Finland)

^e Sosiaali ja terveysministerio   (Finland)

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EID: 77953937859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-5-51     Document Type: Article

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