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The Impact of Hospital Libraries on Patient Care and Clinical Decision-Making: A Survey of Teaching Hospitals.

Authors :
Naeem, Salman Bin
Ahmed, Shamshad
Rabbani, Muhammad Waqar
Source :
Journal of Hospital Librarianship; Apr-Jun2013, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p120-130, 11p
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

This article reports the results of a survey of 150 doctors working in teaching hospitals in Multan, Pakistan. The survey was undertaken to ascertain how often doctors use hospital libraries, their main reasons for using the hospital libraries, and the impact of information they received/gathered from the hospital libraries on patient care and clinical decision-making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15323269
Volume :
13
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Hospital Librarianship
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
104276851
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2013.770381