Analyzing traditional medical practitioners' information-seeking behaviour using Taylor's information-use environment model

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-135

  Olatokun, Wole Michael ^a   Ajagbe, Enitan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Information sources; Information seeking behaviour; Information use environment; Local indigenous knowledge systems; Nigeria; Sickle cell anaemia; Traditional medical practitioners

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953437837     PISSN: 09610006     EISSN: 17416477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961000610361556     Document Type: Article

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