Attitudes of community pharmacists, university-based pharmacists, and students toward on-line information resources

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 142-147

  Shumway, J M ^a,b   Jacknowitz, A I ^b   Abate, M A ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; computers; drug information; pharmacists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG INFORMATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029947729     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634642     Document Type: Article

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