Development and validation of an instrument to measure family physicians' clinical aptitude in metabolic syndrome in Mexico Desarrollo y validación de un instrumento para medir la aptitud clínica de médicos familiares en síndrome metabólico en México

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this work was to measure family physicians' clinical aptitude for the diagnosis and treatment of metabolic syndrome in a representative sample from six Family Medicine Units (UMF) at the Mexican Institute for Social Security (IMSS), in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. MAT...

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Main Authors: Carlos E Cabrera-Pivaral, Clara Luz Gutiérrez-Ruvalcaba, Irma Concepción Peralta-Heredia, Carlos Alonso-Reynoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2008-12-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342008000600006