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Promotion of health information access via Grateful Med and Loansome Doc: why isn't it working?
- Source :
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Bulletin of the Medical Library Association [Bull Med Libr Assoc] 1996 Oct; Vol. 84 (4), pp. 498-506. - Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- Information gathered from Grateful Med and Loansome Doc outreach projects, including one involving seven health centers in rural southwest Alabama, raises questions about the effectiveness of such programs. This paper presents a review of the literature on Grateful Med as well as of information access and usage behaviors of physicians, an overview of the Alabama project, and data from other projects. Analysis of the responses and observations of the researchers reveal some strategies for enhancing the outcomes of such projects and improving access to medical care literature by health care professionals at rural sites.
- Subjects :
- Alabama
Computer Literacy
Follow-Up Studies
Grateful Med economics
Information Services statistics & numerical data
Information Storage and Retrieval economics
Information Storage and Retrieval statistics & numerical data
Inservice Training
Interlibrary Loans
Rural Population
Software economics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Grateful Med statistics & numerical data
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0025-7338
- Volume :
- 84
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Bulletin of the Medical Library Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8913552