The value and impact of information provided through library services for patient care: Developing guidance for best practice

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-71

  Weightman, Alison ^a   Urquhart, Christine ^b   Spink, Siân ^b   Thomas, Rhian ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERVIEW; LIBRARY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BENCHMARKING; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; LIBRARY SERVICES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 60549108233     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2008.00782.x     Document Type: Article

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