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Publication Date: 1993
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The Status of Health Information Delivery in the United States: The Role of Libraries in the Complex Health Care Environment.
Dahlen, Karen Hackleman
Library Trends, v42 n1 p152-79 Sum 1993
Discusses the current environment in which health information is disseminated. Topics addressed include health information versus patient education; a model for examining delivery of consumer health information; the role of library professional associations; national libraries; public libraries; hospital libraries; academic health sciences libraries; library networks; problems delivering information; and future trends. (Contains 41 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Health Services, Higher Education, Hospital Libraries, Information Dissemination, Information Sources, Library Associations, Library Networks, Library Role, Medical Libraries, Models, National Libraries, Patient Education, Problems, Public Libraries, User Needs (Information)
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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