Evidence-based medical practice in developing countries: The case study of Iran

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 651-656

  Mozafarpour, Sarah ^a   Sadeghizadeh, Atefeh ^b   Kabiri, Payam ^c   Taheri, Hajar ^a   Attaei, Manizheh ^a   Khalighinezhad, Nima ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

attitude; barrier; evidence based medicine; knowledge; specialist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; IRAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 79961023463     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01642.x     Document Type: Article

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