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Metadata
- Authors
- Shultz, M.
- Venue
- Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
- Published
- 2007-10
- Volume
- 95
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 442-445
- ISSN
- 1536-5050
- 1558-9439
- Cited by
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- References
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