The objectives of this study are to measure physicians' knowledge of the prices of pharmaceuticals, and investigate whether there are differences in knowledge of prices between groups of physicians. This article reports on a survey study of physicians' knowledge of the prices of pharmaceuticals conducted on a representative sample of Norwegian physicians in the autumn of 2010. The importance of...

BACKGROUND All sciences share a common underlying epistemological domain, which gives grounds to and characterizes their nature and actions. Insofar as physicians depend on scientific knowledge, it would be helpful to assess their knowledge regarding some theoretical foundations of science. OBJECTIVES 1. To assess resident physicians? knowledge of concepts and principles underlying all scienc...

Previous studies have shown that physicians tend to underestimate the risks to patients of radiation exposure. This study in 2 Palestinian hospitals aimed to assess physicians' knowledge about the risks associated with the use of radiological examinations. A questionnaire answered by 163 physicians revealed many gaps in knowledge. Only one-third of physicians had received a radiation protection...

primary immunodeficiency diseases (pids) consist of a group of genetic disorders that predispose the patients to immune-mediated complications. the aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of iranian general practitioners and pediatricians about pids. a questionnaire consisting 52 closed questions on clinical symptoms, laboratory data,associated syndromes and management of pids patients wa...

background: although ionizing radiation is widely used to diagnose many diseases, the relevant hazards are known to be as an important limitation of its application. it is believed that the awareness of ionizing radiation dose values is one of the main stages in patient's radiation protection. the purpose of this study has been to investigate the level of physicians' knowledge about r...

MEDICINE HAS BEEN CHANGED DRAMATICALLY BY THE INTERNET’S ABILITY to disseminate rapidly vast amounts of information and facilitate the instantaneous exchange of ideas. The Internet has become a source of medical information for approximately 98 million people in the United States. For physicians, the Internet has increased the efficiency of patient care and has enabled collaborative research am...

background and objectives: most physicians believe that telling lies and withholding the truth is not permissible. however, it appears that holding the phenomenon telling the truth to be absolute or unconditional is not acceptable either. this study was conducted to examine qom city physicians’ attitudes with regard to revealing the influential news to patients. methods: this was a descriptive-...