Integrating evidence-based practice and information literacy skills in teaching physical and occupational therapy students

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 264-272

  Boruff, Jill T ^a   Thomas, Aliki ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Health occupations; Information literacy; Occupational therapy; Physical therapy; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LEARNING; LIBRARY; LIBRARY SCIENCE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; LEARNING; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; LIBRARY SCIENCE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80155139931     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2011.00953.x     Document Type: Article

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