Viewpoints from a social work information specialist in context: Thoughts for consumer health librarians

Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 15-22

  Leisey, Monica R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Healthy People 2010; Information specialist in context

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649119958     PISSN: 15398285     EISSN: 15398293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J381v11n04_02     Document Type: Article

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