How to run an effective journal club: A systematic review

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 898-911

  Deenadayalan, Y ^a   Grimmer Somers, K ^a   Prior, M ^a   Kumar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Evidence based; Format; Health; Journal club; Processes

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 55349114766     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01050.x     Document Type: Review

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