The information-seeking behaviour of paediatricians accessing web-based resources

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 633-635

  Prendiville, T W ^a,c   Saunders, J ^b   Fitzsimons, J ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 68049101465     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.149278     Document Type: Article

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