Disseminating relevant health information to underserved audiences: Implications of the Digital Divide Pilot Projects

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 93, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Kreps, Gary L ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LIBRARY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIBRARY MATERIALS; LIBRARY SERVICES; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 28244486447     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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