Quality standards in drug and medical information departments
Sadia Khan
(Royal Pharmaceutical Society, 1 Lambeth High St, London SE1 7JN)
David Bawden
(Department of Information Science, City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB)
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Abstract
Quality standards in the enquiry answering function of health service drug information units and of pharmaceutical industry medical information departments are studied by an interview/questionnaire survey. Factors examined include the use of standardised and documented procedures, adherence to published guidelines, methods of evaluating quality, and the impact of ISO 9000 certification.
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Citation
Khan, S. and Bawden, D. (2000), "Quality standards in drug and medical information departments", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 52 No. 4, pp. 134-142. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000007008
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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