Effectiveness and efficiency of a literature search strategy to answer questions on the etiology of occupational diseases: A controlled trial

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-247

  Schaafsma, Frederieke ^a   Hulshof, Carel ^a   Boer, Angela ^a   Dijk, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Controlled trial; Evidence based medicine; Occupational diseases; Occupational health; Search strategy

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME; VIGNETTE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICIANS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 33846423216     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0126-3     Document Type: Article

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