"If my mother was alive I'd probably have called her." Women's search for health information in rural canada

Reference and User Services Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-79

  Harris, Roma ^a   Wathen, Nadine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 35648936350     PISSN: 10949054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5860/rusq.47n1.67     Document Type: Article

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23. The region in which these women live is known for its fierce snowstorms and blizzard-like conditions that frequently force road closures during the winter, sometime for extended periods.
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