Clinical information behavior of rehabilitation therapists: A review of the research on occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 194-202

  Kloda, Lorie Andrea ^a   Bartlett, Joan C ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; TAXONOMY;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PHYSICIANS; REHABILITATION;

EID: 67749088375     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.97.3.008     Document Type: Review

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