Clear and present questions: Formulating questions for evidence based practice

Library Hi Tech

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 355-368

  Cleyle, S ^a   Booth, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Librarianship; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748745771     PISSN: 07378831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07378830610692127     Document Type: Article

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