What searches do users run on PEDro?: An analysis of 893,971 search commands over a 6-month period

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 333-339

  Stevens, Matthew L ^a   Moseley, Anne ^a   Elkins, Mark R ^a   Lin, Christine C W ^a   Maher, Chris G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bibliographic databases; Information systems; PEDro; Physiotherapy; Search engines

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INTERFACE; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INTERNET; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SEARCH ENGINE;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SEARCH ENGINE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84983000713     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3414/ME15-01-0143     Document Type: Article

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