Database-Searching Proficiency and Problem-Solving Proficiency in a Biomedical Domain

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 168-174

  Friedman, Charles P ^a   Wildemuth, Barbara M ^a   De Bliek, Ruth ^a   Twarog, Robert G ^a   File, Dean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 84953484940     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: 15328015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401339409539670     Document Type: Article

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