Protecting generalism: Moving on from evidence-based medicine?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 576, 2010, Pages 521-523

  Reeve, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Generalism; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEATH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALLING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEART DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 78650479060     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X514792     Document Type: Article

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