Helping consumers find reliable health information on the internet: An overview of one library's outreach projects in virginia

Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 53-67

  Duesing, Ann ^a   Near, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community organizations; Consumer health; Health sciences libraries; Outreach; Public libraries; Virginia

Indexed keywords

EID: 71049151048     PISSN: 15398285     EISSN: 15398293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J381v08n03_04     Document Type: Article

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