Evidence-based medicine for consumers: A role for the Cochrane Collaboration

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 218-222

  White, Pamela J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b SABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSUMER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; LIBRARY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SKILL; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036551574     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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