Information behaviour of primary health care providers in rural Uganda: An interactionvalue model

Journal of Documentation

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-322

  Musoke, Maria G n ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

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EID: 34247352006     PISSN: 00220418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00220410710743261     Document Type: Article

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