Information prescriptions, 1930-2013: An international history and comprehensive review

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 271-280

  McKnight, Michelynn ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIBRARY; LIBRARY SCIENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; LIBRARY SCIENCE; LIBRARY SERVICES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 84908282437     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.102.4.008     Document Type: Article

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