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References used in a Drug Information Centre

✍ Scribed by A. LLerena; B. Öhman; G. Alván

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1995
Tongue: English
Weight: 244 KB
Volume: 49
Category: Article
ISSN: 0031-6970
DOI: 10.1007/bf00192364

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✦ Synopsis

The literature sources used in 461 consecutive problem-oriented questions submitted during 1993 to a Drug Information Centre were reviewed retrospectively. Journals were the most frequently used literature source (36 % of all quotations). Commonly used medical and clinical pharmacology journals, together with standard textbooks, provided the necessary information to solve more than 50% of drug information requests. Most questions could be answered by including the complementary use of the question/answer database Drugline. Drug information access is important for the improvement of rational use of drugs. According to the present study, this activity is possible with a fairly limited number of sources.

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