Doctors' perceptions and use of evidence-based medicine: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies

Academic Medicine

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1384-1396

  Swennen, Maartje H J ^a   Van Der Heijden, Geert J M G ^a   Boeije, Hennie R ^a   Van Rheenen, Nanda ^a   Verheul, Floor J M ^a   Van Der Graaf, Yolanda ^a   Kalkman, Cor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84883616446     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31829ed3cc     Document Type: Review

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