The MedlinePlus public user interface: Studies of design challenges and opportunities

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-40

  Marill, Jennifer L ^a,b   Miller, Naomi ^a   Kitendaugh, Paula ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b LIBRARY OF CONGRESS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDLINE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LIBRARY; LICENSING; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; LICENSURE; MEDLINEPLUS; MULTILINGUALISM; NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (U.S.); SOFTWARE DESIGN; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33646085553     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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