Providing evidence-based answers to clinical questions. A pilot information service for general practitioners

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 171, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 547-550

  Hayward, John ^a,b   Wearne, Susan M ^a,c   Middleton, Philipa F ^a   Silagy, Chris A ^a,e   Weller, David P ^a,d   Doust, Jenny A ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c Jorvik Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^e MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; REVIEW;

EID: 0033571678     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123793.x     Document Type: Review

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