An examination of the health information seeking experiences of women in rural Ontario, Canada

Information Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Wathen, C Nadine ^a   Harris, Roma M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 33749329217     PISSN: 13681613     EISSN: 13681613     Source Type: Journal    
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