Research productivity among faculty members at medical and health schools in Saudi Arabia: Prevalence, obstacles, and associated factors

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1297-1303

  Alghanim, Saad A ^a   Alhamali, Rashid M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FACULTY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; UNIVERSITY; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84860653517     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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