Physician use of the curbside consultation to address information needs: Report on a collective case study

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-144

  Perley, Cathy M ^a  

^a EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; CONSULTATION; DOCTORAL EDUCATION; HEALTH SCIENCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIBRARIAN; LIBRARY SCIENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; KANSAS; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646228612     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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