Health information: A role for public access systems?

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 175-186

  Stevens, Caroline A ^a   Morris, Anne ^a   Sargent, Goff ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; PUBLIC ACCESS SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION SERVICES;

EID: 0030673673     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016555159702300303     Document Type: Article

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