Attitudes to clinical guidelines - Do GPs differ from other medical doctors?

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-162

  Carlsen, Benedicte ^a   Bringedal, B ^b  

^a Uni Rokkan Centre   (Norway)

^b Research Institute of the Norwegian Medical Association   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79953792559     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2009.034249     Document Type: Review

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