ICT and health information in Botswana: Towards the Millennium Development goals

Information Development

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-206

  Moahi, Kgomotso H ^a  

^a University of BWA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Health information; ICT; Millennium Development Goals

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249121495     PISSN: 02666669     EISSN: 17416469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266666909340790     Document Type: Article

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