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Knowledge Resources: Finding Answers to Primary Care Questions

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Informatics in Primary Care

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9:00 a.m. Your clinic day starts with a teenage girl whose blood sugars are elevated and insulin requirements are increased. She reports that her weight is down. You probe and discover that she has been taking Ma-huang for weight control. You believe that the weight loss may not be worth the risk and recommend that she stop taking Ma-huang until a follow-up visit in two weeks. Before her next visit you will review the evidence on the safety of this herbal supplement for adolescent diabetics.

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  1. Health Sciences Libraries, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Debra S. Ketchell M.L., H.S.L.

  2. Health Sciences Libraries Health Sciences Center-35-7155, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Leilani St. Anna M.L.I.S., Sherry Dodson M.L.S., Sarah Safranek M.L.I.S. & Terry Ann Jankowski M.L.S.

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  1. School of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 356340, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Thomas E. Norris M.D. (Associate Dean, Executive Director and Medical Executive, Professor of Family Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Medicine) (Associate Dean, Executive Director and Medical Executive, Professor of Family Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Medicine)

  2. University of Washington Physicians Network, Box 356340, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Thomas E. Norris M.D. (Associate Dean, Executive Director and Medical Executive, Professor of Family Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Medicine) (Associate Dean, Executive Director and Medical Executive, Professor of Family Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Medicine)

  3. Biomedical Informatics, and Health Services, Box 356340, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Thomas E. Norris M.D. (Associate Dean, Executive Director and Medical Executive, Professor of Family Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Medicine) (Associate Dean, Executive Director and Medical Executive, Professor of Family Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Medicine)

  4. Division of Biomedical and Health Informatics and Information School, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 357155, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Sherrilynne S. Fuller Ph.D. (Professor) (Professor)

  5. University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 359780, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Harold I. Goldberg M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine) (Associate Professor of Medicine)

  6. Biomedical and Health Informatics, Department of Medical Education, University of Washington, Box 356320, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Peter Tarczy-Hornoch M.D. (Associate Professor and Division Head) (Associate Professor and Division Head)

  7. Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Box 356320, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Peter Tarczy-Hornoch M.D. (Associate Professor and Division Head) (Associate Professor and Division Head)

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Ketchell, D.S., St. Anna, L., Dodson, S., Safranek, S., Jankowski, T.A. (2002). Knowledge Resources: Finding Answers to Primary Care Questions. In: Norris, T.E., Fuller, S.S., Goldberg, H.I., Tarczy-Hornoch, P. (eds) Informatics in Primary Care. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0069-4_8

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