Teaching information mastery: Creating informed consumers of medical information

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 444-449

  Slawson, David C ^a   Shaughnessy, Allen F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Harrisburg Hospital   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PENNSYLVANIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0033218371     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.12.6.444     Document Type: Article

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