Infection control professionals' information-seeking preferences

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-34

  Mortensen, Heidi J ^a   Alexander, Jeffrey L ^b   Nehrenz, Guy M ^c   Porter, Cynthia ^b  

^a Sutter Roseville Medical Center   (United States)

^b A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Infection control; Information seeking behaviour; Librarians; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

BOOK; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; LIBRARY; PROCEDURES; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; LIBRARY SERVICES; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXTBOOKS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84874006179     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hir.12007     Document Type: Article

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