Searching for answers to clinical questions using google versus evidence-based summary resources: A randomized controlled crossover study

Academic Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 940-943

  Kim, Sarang ^a   Noveck, Helaine ^a   Galt, James ^b   Hogshire, Lauren ^a   Willett, Laura ^a   O'Rourke, Kerry ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LITERATURE; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEARCH ENGINE; TIME;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SEARCH ENGINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84903626287     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000244     Document Type: Article

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