Information-seeking behavior of doctors at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

Journal of Hospital Librarianship

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 126-139

  Nwezeh, Chinwe M T ^a   Shabi, Olabode Muftau ^b   Shabi, Iwok Nnah ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Information needs; Information resources; Information seeking behavior; Medical librarians; Medical libraries; Physicians; Teaching hospitals

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957507491     PISSN: 15323269     EISSN: 15323277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15323269.2011.558369     Document Type: Article

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