Practice makes perfect? Vets' information seeking behaviour and information use explored

Aslib Proceedings

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 235-246

  Wales, Tim ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 19544375060     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000007017     Document Type: Article

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