Comparison of bibliographic databases for information on the rehabilitation of people with severe mental illness

Bulletin of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 353-358

  Brettle, Alison J ^a   Long, Andrew F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EVALUATION STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MENTAL DISORDERS; META-ANALYSIS; REVIEW LITERATURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035496038     PISSN: 00257338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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