Examining the evidence base used by optometrists in Australia and New Zealand

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-36

  Suttle, Catherine M ^a   Jalbert, Isabelle ^a   Alnahedh, Taghreed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Education; Evidence based medicine; Optometry; Professional guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NEW ZEALAND; OPTOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VISUAL DISORDER;

AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OPTOMETRY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84855188554     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2011.00663.x     Document Type: Article

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