The information requirements and information-seeking behaviours of health and social care professionals providing care to children with health care needs: A pilot study

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-102

  Jackson, Rachel ^a   Baird, Wendy ^a   Davis Reynolds, Loretta ^c   Smith, Christine ^c   Blackburn, Stephen ^b,c   Allsebrook, Janet ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Walderslade Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^c BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFANT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34250612729     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00700.x     Document Type: Article

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