Blogs, wikis and podcasts: The 'evaluation bypass' in action?: Using evidence in practice

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 298-302

  Booth, Andrew ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MASS COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET;

EID: 36148941776     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00739.x     Document Type: Review

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