The journey project: A case study in providing health information to mitigate health disparities

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-33

  Leisey, Monica ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; LIBRARIAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; SKILL; SOCIAL WORK;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LIBRARIANS; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; LIBRARY SERVICES; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL WORK; VIRGINIA;

EID: 58649124970     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.97.1.005     Document Type: Article

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