Solving the information overload problem: A letter from Canada

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Davis, David A ^a   Ciurea, Ileana ^b   Flanagan, Tanya M ^b   Perrier, Laure ^a   Cressey, Chris ^c   Faulds, Thomas ^c   Feldman, William ^c   Fitzpatrick, Susan ^c   Hux, Janet E ^c   Rosser, Walter W ^c   Strapp, Anna Marie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING;

EID: 12144287217     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05952.x     Document Type: Review

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