A comparison of primary care information content in UpToDate and the National Guideline Clearinghouse

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-259

  Fenton, Susan H ^a   Badgett, Robert G ^b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIBRARY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; LIBRARIES, DIGITAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (U.S.); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547123826     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.95.3.255     Document Type: Article

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