Information literacy skills: Medical radiation science students and the internet

European Journal of Radiography

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 43-47

  Thompson, Nadine ^a   Lewis, Sarah ^a   Brennan, Patrick ^a   Robinson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Checklist; Diagnostic Radiography; Information source; Information source evaluation; Nuclear Medicine; Radiation Therapy

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; REVIEW;

EID: 70350705947     PISSN: 17561175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejradi.2009.07.001     Document Type: Review

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