Information needs and information-seeking behavior of primary care physicians

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 345-352

  González González, Ana I ^a,c   Dawes, Martin ^b   Sánchez Mateos, José ^a   Riesgo Fuertes, Rosario ^a   Escortell Mayor, Esperanza ^a   Sanz Cuesta, Teresa ^a   Hernández Fernández, Tomás ^a  

^a Servicio Madrileño de Salud Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas   (Spain)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Gerencia Atención Primaria Área 10 de Madrid ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical questions; Information resources; Information seeking; Information systems; Knowledge translation; Medical informatics; Office visits; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SAMPLING; SPAIN;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 34548104860     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.681     Document Type: Article

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