A cost-consequences analysis of a primary care librarian question and answering service

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  McGowan, Jessie ^a   Hogg, William ^a,b   Zhong, Jianwei ^b   Zhao, Xue ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONSEQUENCES ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMATION SERVICE; JUST IN TIME LIBRARIAN CONSULTATION SERVICE; LIBRARY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TELECONSULTATION;

CANADA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORD ADMINISTRATORS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMOTE CONSULTATION;

EID: 84863373200     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033837     Document Type: Article

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