Information-searching behaviors of main and allied health professionals: A nationwide survey in Taiwan

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 902-908

  Weng, Yi Hao ^a,b   Kuo, Ken N ^c   Yang, Chun Yuh ^d   Lo, Heng Lien ^c   Shih, Ya Hui ^c   Chiu, Ya Wen ^b,c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

evidence based; information searching behaviour; Internet; nurse; online database; pharmacist; physical therapist; physician; technician

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; VALIDITY;

EVIDENCE-BASED; INFORMATION-SEARCHING BEHAVIOUR; INTERNET; NURSE; ONLINE DATABASE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICAL THERAPIST; PHYSICIAN; TECHNICIAN;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION LITERACY; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 84885019704     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2012.01871.x     Document Type: Article

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