Health information seekers in Japan: a snapshot of needs, behavior, and recognition in 2008.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the latest information-seeking behavior among health care consumers in Japan and to compare these behaviors with those recorded in similar surveys administered in Japan and the United States after 2000. Method: The authors conducted a randomized,...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 100; no. 3; pp. 205 - 214 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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University of Pittsburgh, University Library System
Jul2012
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