Facilitating access to consumer health information: A collaborative approach employing applied research

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 39-46

  Huber, Jeffrey T ^a   Snyder, Mary ^b  

^a John P McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer health; Information services

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LIBRARY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LIBRARIES; LIBRARY SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TEXAS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0036618354     PISSN: 02763869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J115v21n02_04     Document Type: Article

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