Medical Information Needs and Frustrations in a Rural Community.

Christensen, Steven B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ521859

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Medical Information Needs and Frustrations in a Rural Community.

Christensen, Steven B.; And Others

Rural Libraries, v15 n2 p55-72 1995

Reviews literature that describes information need studies of medical communities. Surveyed health-care professionals in a rural community to identify the information needs of health- care professionals, their primary sources of information, their attitudes toward the public library, and information needs of patients. An appendix contains questionnaire results and survey questions. (JMV)

Descriptors: Community Health Services, Health Personnel, Information Needs, Information Sources, Literature Reviews, Medical Services, Patients, Primary Sources, Public Libraries, Questionnaires, Rural Areas, User Needs (Information)

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Journal availability: Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship, Dept. of Library Science, 166 Carlson Bldg., Clarion Univ. of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA 16214.