Disseminating health information in developing countries: The role of the internet

British Medical Journal

Volumn 321, Issue 7264, 2000, Pages 797-800

  Edejer, Tessa Tan Torres ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0034734869     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7264.797     Document Type: Article

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