What factors are associated with the integration of evidence retrieval technology into routine general practice settings?

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 701-709

  Magrabi, Farah ^a   Westbrook, Johanna I ^a   Coiera, Enrico W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical informatics; Evaluation studies; Evidence based medicine; Family practice; Information retrieval; Internet

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL EXPERIENCE; CLINICAL INFORMATICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER LOGS; COMPUTER SKILL; EVALUATION STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; INFORMATION NEED; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET CONNECTION; ONLINE EVIDENCE SYSTEMS; PATIENT CARE; RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; RETRIEVAL TECHNOLOGY; SEARCH ACTIVITY; SYSTEM SURVEY; SYSTEM USE;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; PLASTICS MOLDING;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER; CONSULTATION; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; TRAINING; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKING TIME; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 45849137878     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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