The information-seeking behaviour of doctors: A review of the evidence

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-94

  Davies, Karen ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNET; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34250710006     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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