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J Epidemiol Community Health 54:623-630 doi:10.1136/jech.54.8.623
  • Public health policy and practice

Sources of influence on medical practice

Table 5

Variables with significant differences after applying the linear regression models in relation to the importance and legitimacy of the different sources of influence

Courses, articles, reports Discussion with colleagues Imposed protocols Financial incentives Self developed protocols Visits from representatives of the pharmaceutical industry Health politicians Managers Scientific organisations Academic institutions
Age I L
Gender I I/L
Employment situation I I L
Health centre's manager I L L
Residency (MIR) L L
No of publications I
Authorisation for resident training (MIR)
Professional system v organisational setting I/L
Bibliographical sessions I
Time of appointment-based clinics L
No of patients/day L
Employment satisfaction L
  • I: Importance; L: Legitimacy. Tinted cells indicate the existence of statistical significance between the different variables (significant level: 0.05).

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