Family physicians' information seeking behaviors: A survey comparison with other specialties

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Bennett, Nancy L ^a   Casebeer, Linda L ^b   Kristofco, Robert ^b   Collins, Blanche C ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHY; E-MAIL; FAX; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; MICROCOMPUTER; PROCEDURES; SPECIALIZATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALIZATION; TELEFACSIMILE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19444382925     PISSN: 14726947     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-5-9     Document Type: Review

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