Information-Seeking Strategies and Differences among Primary Care Physicians

Ninety-eight internists and 73 family physicians were asked which of six information sources they consulted when faced with difficult medical problems. Results indicate that internists prefer consulting the medical literature, whereas family physicians rely on colleagues and specialists as sources o...

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Published inMOBIUS Vol. 7; no. 3; p. 18
Main Author Gruppen, Larry D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1987
Subjects
Family Practice (Medicine)
Information Seeking
Internal Medicine
Peer Teaching
Physicians
Postsecondary Education
Professional Continuing Education
Referral
Scholarly Journals
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Summary:Ninety-eight internists and 73 family physicians were asked which of six information sources they consulted when faced with difficult medical problems. Results indicate that internists prefer consulting the medical literature, whereas family physicians rely on colleagues and specialists as sources of information. (Author/CH)