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Mapping Textually Mediated Information Practice in Clinical Midwifery Care

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McKenzie, P.J. (2006). Mapping Textually Mediated Information Practice in Clinical Midwifery Care. In: Spink, A., Cole, C. (eds) New Directions in Human Information Behavior. Information Science and Knowledge Management, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3670-1_5

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