Communicating values, valuing community through health-care websites: Midwifery's online ethos and public communication in ontario

Technical Communication Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 264-288

  Spoel, Philippa ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77957873268     PISSN: 10572252     EISSN: 15427625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10572250802100360     Document Type: Article

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