How do primary care physicians seek answers to clinical questions? A literature review

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-60

  Coumou, Herma C H ^a   Meijman, Frans J ^b  

^a AGIS Zorgverzekeringen and Second Opinion Practice   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIBRARIAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; AUSTRALIA; BOOK; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNET; LIBRARY; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LIBRARY SERVICES; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; ONLINE SYSTEMS; OUTSOURCED SERVICES; PERIODICALS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE BOOKS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646107900     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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