Information needs and seeking behaviour among health professionals working at public hospital and health centres in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Andualem, Mulusew ^a   Kebede, Gashaw ^b   Kumie, Abera ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Information; Information need; Information seeking behaviour; Information source

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890991767     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-534     Document Type: Article

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