Informationist programme in support of biomedical research: A programme description and preliminary findings of an evaluation

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-141

  Whitmore, Susan C ^a   Grefsheim, Suzanne F ^a   Rankin, Jocelyn A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; LIBRARY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SCIENTIST; TEAMWORK; TIME; TRAINING; WORK;

EID: 44249121026     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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