A snapshot of information-seeking behavior literature in health sciences: A bibliometric approach

Library Philosophy and Practice

Volumn 2010, Issue MAY, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Abubakar, Ahmed Bakeri ^a   Harande, Yahya Ibrahim ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

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EID: 77956327194     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15220222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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