The level of Internet access and ICT training for health information professionals in sub-Saharan Africa

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-185

  Ajuwon, Grace Ada ^b   Rhine, Lenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRONICS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; HUMANS; INFORMATICS; INTERNET; LIBRARIANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 49549102916     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2007.00758.x     Document Type: Article

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