Best of health: Evaluation of a high-street consumer health information shop in a rural area

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-26

  Barker, Anne L ^a   Polson, Robert G ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION USE; RURAL AREAS;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 0032761082     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016555159902500103     Document Type: Review

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