Finding, retrieving and evaluating journal and web-based information for evidence-based optometry

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 244-249

  Graham, Ann Maree ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Information retrieval; Optometry; Search strategies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; OPTOMETRY; PUBLICATION;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; OPTOMETRY; PERIODICALS;

EID: 34547273276     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2007.00148.x     Document Type: Article

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