If there is interest, the family physician could contribute much to the advance of clinical information. He has the advantages of long-term follow-up denied the university physician. The key-sort cards described here make for an accurate method of assembling statistics and can be used in a doctor's office with less expenditure of time than usual records. THE EVER-INCREASING number of new drugs ...

Introduction. Need assessment is one of the most important steps in planning any educational program. In this Cross-sectional study, educational needs of general physicians were questioned in East-Azarbaijan. Methods. According to different need assessment sources and methods, educational needs and related learning objectives were determined for general physicians of Iran. Then considering ex...

To investigate about knowledge, attitude and practice among general practitioners in Tehran, Iran. Using a short questionnaire 339 physicians was entered into the study. The subjects were approached during the 13 compulsatory postgraduate courses. The study findings indicate that 84.9% of general practitioners believe that the use of alternative therapies is mounting yearly and herbal medicine;...

To investigate about knowledge, attitude and practice among general practitioners in Tehran, Iran. Using a short questionnaire 339 physicians was entered into the study. The subjects were approached during the 13 compulsatory postgraduate courses. The study findings indicate that 84.9% of general practitioners believe that the use of alternative therapies is mounting yearly and herbal medicine;...

This article constructs measures of multifactor productivity (MFP) for physicians' offices using a variation of the productivity methodology developed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for other industries. Two alternatives measures are presented and both yield positive gains in physicians' office MFP over the study period. These increases lie below MFP rates for the general economy ...

Background: Epidemiology is the base of public health and preventive medicine. This study was conducted to identify the rate of awareness and attitude of 1000 Fars General Physicians about Epidemiology Science in 2010 Methods: The present study performed as cross-sectional on working general physicians (GPs) in 20 of Fars provinces in 1-Stage Cluster sampling. In the study, factors such as age,...