Use of online sources of information by dental practitioners: Findings from the Dental Practice-Based Research Network

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-79

  Funkhouser, Ellen ^a   Agee, Bonita S ^a   Gordan, Valeria V ^b   Rindal, D Brad ^c   Fellows, Jeffrey L ^d   Qvist, Vibeke ^e   McClelland, Jocelyn ^f   Gilbert, Gregg H ^g  

^a and Clinical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f General Dentistry Private Practice   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

continuing education; dental; information sources; online; practice based

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DENTAL; DENTIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SOURCES; MALE; ONLINE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRACTICE BASED; UNITED STATES;

CONTINUING EDUCATION; DENTAL; INFORMATION SOURCES; ONLINE; PRACTICE BASED;

DENTISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897622737     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2012.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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