Sea-change or change challenge? Health information access in developing countries: The U.S. National Library of Medicine experience

African Health Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 457-463

  Royall, J ^a   Lyon, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITOR; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERNET; LIBRARY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; AFRICA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EDUCATION; LIBRARY SCIENCE; MALARIA; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLICATION; UNITED STATES;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AFRICA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; LIBRARY SCIENCE; LIBRARY SERVICES; MALARIA; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDLINEPLUS; NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (U.S.); PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861313147     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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