On hierarchies, malarkeys and anarchies of evidence: Using evidence in practice

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-88

  Booth, Andrew ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET;

EID: 77249096967     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2010.00879.x     Document Type: Article

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