Finding Evidence: Evidence-Based Practice

Hand Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-27

  Martinoff, Richard ^a   Kreder, Hans ^b,c,d  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical guideleines; Evidence based surgical practice; Literature search

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SERVICE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WEB BROWSER;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; ELECTRONIC MAIL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 60649104271     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2008.09.002     Document Type: Review

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