Legitimising bibliotherapy: Evidence-based discourses in healthcare

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-205

  Brewster, Liz ^a   Sen, Barbara ^a   Cox, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evidence based practice; Health care; Literary forms; National Health Service; Occupational therapy; Public libraries; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857551010     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220411211209186     Document Type: Article

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