The journals of importance to UK clinicians: A questionnaire survey of surgeons

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Jones, Teresa H ^a   Hanney, Steve ^a   Buxton, Martin J ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEER REVIEW; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM; CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PUBLICATION; STANDARDS; SURGERY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 33748365011     PISSN: 14726947     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-6-24     Document Type: Article

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