The role of information technology in evidenced-based practice

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 833-850

  Freedman, Joshua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0347363902     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-953X(03)00064-9     Document Type: Review

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