Evidence databases application: Comparison of university faculties versus clinical residents in a developing country

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 292-297

  Sadeghi Ghyassi, Fatemeh ^a   Nosraty, Lily ^b   Ghojazadeh, Morteza ^c   Mostafaie, Ali ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

developing countries; evidence databases; evidence based medicine; information services; information seeking behaviour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; LIBRARY; MALE; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; UNIVERSITY;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; IRAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84874961601     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2012.01821.x     Document Type: Article

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