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

• Main Authors: Carlos E Cabrera-Pivaral (Author), Clara Luz Gutiérrez-Ruvalcaba (Author), Irma Concepción Peralta-Heredia (Author), Carlos Alonso-Reynoso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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. MA...