Physician directed information prescription service (IPs): Barriers and drivers

Aslib Proceedings

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 224-241

  Zarea Gavgani, Vahideh ^a   Roshani Shiramin, Ali ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attitude study; Attitudes; Doctors; Information prescription; Iran; Library and information service; Patient education; Patient information service; Patients

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE STUDY; ATTITUDES; DOCTORS; INFORMATION PRESCRIPTION; IRAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENTS;

HEALTH CARE; SURVEYS;

INFORMATION SERVICES;

EID: 84878239651     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1108/00012531311330629     Document Type: Article

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