## Abstract Conventional wisdom holds that queries to information retrieval systems will yield more relevant results if they contain multiple topicβrelated terms and use Boolean and phrase operators to enhance interpretation. Although studies have shown that the users of Webβbased search engines ty
How doctors search: A study of query behaviour and the impact on search results
β Scribed by Lykke, Marianne; Price, Susan; Delcambre, Lois
- Book ID
- 119262917
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 389 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0306-4573
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