Understanding the information and resource needs of UK health and social care placement students

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 253-260

  Callaghan, Lynne ^a   Doherty, Alan ^a   Lea, Susan J ^a   Webster, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDWIFE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WORK;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; MIDWIFERY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 56549089058     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2008.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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