The hospital library as provider of consumer health information

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 13-22

  Calabretta, Nancy ^a,b  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^b Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; INFORMATION SERVICE; LIBRARY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; INFORMATION SERVICES; LIBRARIES, HOSPITAL; NEW JERSEY;

EID: 0030236756     PISSN: 02763869     EISSN: 15409597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J115V15N03_02     Document Type: Article

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