Who will appraise the appraisers? - The paper, the instrument and the user

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-76

  Booth, Andrew ^a  

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ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIBRARIAN; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LIBRARIANS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 34247195521     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00703.x     Document Type: Review

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