The role of the national general medical journal: Surveys of which journals UK clinicians read to inform their clinical practice

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 131, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2008, Pages 30-35

  Jones, Teresa H ^a   Hanney, Stephen ^a   Buxton, Martin J ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Consultants; General medical journal; Pediatrics; Psychiatry; Questionnaire survey; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PSYCHIATRIST; READING; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM;

FAMILY PRACTICE; GENERAL SURGERY; GREAT BRITAIN; PEDIATRICS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 68349125193     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: 15788989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7753(08)76404-2     Document Type: Article

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