Attitudes and opinions of medical practitioners, librarians, and LIS academics towards health science library services to support evidence-based medical practice in South Africa.
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- 10.1371/journal.pone.0331507
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- 2025
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0331507,
title = {Attitudes and opinions of medical practitioners, librarians, and LIS academics towards health science library services to support evidence-based medical practice in South Africa.},
author = {Bala S and Underwood PG and Moyane SP},
year = {2025},
journal = {PloS one},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0331507},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331507}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Attitudes and opinions of medical practitioners, librarians, and LIS academics towards health science library services to support evidence-based medical practice in South Africa. AU - Bala S AU - Underwood PG AU - Moyane SP PY - 2025 JO - PloS one DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0331507 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331507 ER -
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S, B., PG, U., & SP, M. (2025). Attitudes and opinions of medical practitioners, librarians, and LIS academics towards health science library services to support evidence-based medical practice in South Africa.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331507
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