Starting a consumer health information service in a public library

Public Library Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 5-19

  Gillaspy, Mary L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer health; Evaluation; Implementation; Planning; Public library

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010559207     PISSN: 01616846     EISSN: 15411540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J118v18n03_03     Document Type: Article

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