In search of evidence: Family practitioners' use of the Internet for clinical information

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 370-379

  Cullen, Rowena J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER LITERACY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MALE; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036820485     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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