From serum cholesterol in elephants to morbidity in Nepal: An empirical analysis of 6,729 on-line searches at Boehringer Mannheim GmbH

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 217-236

  Thomas, Martin ^a   Gretz, Marianne ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomedical on line databases; Focus of activity; On line searches; Topics searched; Turnaround time

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; INFORMATION SERVICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030059337     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286159603000126     Document Type: Review

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