Georgia AHEC librarians deliver consumer health information to rural areas

Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 41-53

  Poorbaugh, Susan ^a   Fielder, Mary V ^b   Smith, Lisa ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Three Rivers AHEC   (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Area health education center; Community hospitals; Community partnerships; Consumer health; Georgia; Nlm; Nn LM SE A; Public health; Rural environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957589190     PISSN: 15398285     EISSN: 15398293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J381v08n04_04     Document Type: Article

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