The Internet and evidence-based decision-making: a needed synergy for efficient knowledge management in health care.

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Published in CMAJ on February 08, 2000

Authors

A R Jadad1, R B Haynes, D Hunt, G P Browman

Author Affiliations

1: Health Information Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. jadada@fhs.mcmaster.ca

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