Building better connections: The National Library of Medicine and public health

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-300

  Humphreys, Betsy L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LIBRARY; MEDICAL INFORMATION;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LIBRARIES, DIGITAL; NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (U.S.); PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547106824     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.95.3.293     Document Type: Article

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