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Information Use Behaviour of Mental Health and Neuroscience Professionals: a Study
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Information revolution has been tremendous in health sciences for the past three decades. There have been drastic changes in information and communication technologies in the field of health sciences. The aim of this paper is to study the information needs and information use pattern of the professionals of Mental health and Neurosciences in Karnataka, especially those who have been engaged in practice, research and teaching in various medical colleges and hospitals.
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Information Need, Information Use, User Behavior, Mental Health And Neurosciences.
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