Managing evidence-based knowledge: The need for reliable, relevant and readable resources

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 942-945

  Straus, Sharon ^a   Haynes, R Bryan ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE BASE; LEARNING; LITERATURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE BASES; LEARNING; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 65549120607     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.081697     Document Type: Article

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