Information needs and seeking behavior among primary care physicians in Saudi Arabia: Implications for policy and practice

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1849-1855

  Alghanim, Saad A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Information seeking behavior; Primary health care; Rural; Saudi Arabia; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958070433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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