Medical Information Retrieval and Utilization (Third Edition)

Author: Chen Jie
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is based on "Medical Information Retrieval and Utilization" (Second Edition), adhering to the principles of inheritance and innovation. It incorporates the latest achievements in medical information retrieval and utilization from the past three years, along with our teaching experiences, and systematically elaborates on the fundamental theories and technical methods of medical information retrieval and utilization from the perspective of current teaching practices in China. It provides detailed introductions to the main Chinese and English retrieval tools still widely used in many healthcare institutions. It also offers a comprehensive and systematic overview of modern information retrieval technologies, particularly web-based and CD-ROM retrieval. The book systematically introduces the newly added evidence-based medicine evidence retrieval. Additionally, it offers in-depth discussions on scientific novelty searches, medical information research, paper writing, and other topics. This book is suitable for teaching medical information retrieval and utilization to undergraduate and graduate students in medicine. It is also suitable for continuing education for medical, educational, and research personnel. It can also serve as a self-study reference for a broad range of library and information science professionals.