Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours associated with the provision of hepatitis C care by Canadian family physicians

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Cox, J ^a,c   Graves, L ^b   Marks, E ^c   Tremblay, C ^c   Stephenson, R ^d   Lambert Lanning, A ^e   Steben, M ^f  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Public Health Department   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e National Research System (NaReS)   (Canada)

^f INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

attitude of health care personnel; clinical guideline adherence; health knowledge attitudes practice; health care surveys; hepatitis C.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG USERS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79959616054     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01426.x     Document Type: Article

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