Reading habits of infection control coordinators in the United States: Peer-reviewed or non-peer-reviewed evidence?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 616-620

  Olmsted, Russell N ^a   Kowalski, Christine P ^b   Krein, Sarah L ^b,c   Saint, Sanjay ^b,c  

^a Saint Joseph Mercy Health System   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PEER REVIEW; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MICHIGAN; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS; QUESTIONNAIRES; READING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845204992     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.05.294     Document Type: Article

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