Perspectives of information seeking and gathering behavior in high-risk professions
β Scribed by David Blair; Brian C. O'Connor; Laurie J. Bonnici; Bradley S. Chilton; Baris Aksakal
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 61 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0044-7870
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