Lyme disease: Knowledge, beliefs, and practices of physicians in a low-endemic area

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Henry, Bonnie ^a,b   Crabtree, Alexis ^b   Roth, David ^b   Blackman, Doug ^c   Morshed, Muhammad ^b,d  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Physician Practice Enhancement Program   (Canada)

^d PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; KNOWLEDGE; LABORATORY TEST; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84861478165     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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