Potential of technology to improve the availability and use of health information on cancer subjects for clergy from rural communities.
Background: Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world and often is a chronic long term disease. This calls for an expanded workforce to include non‐traditional health care providers. Objective: To determine effectiveness of a cancer information training project with clergy from selected ru...
| Publicado en: | Health Information & Libraries Journal Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 35 - 48 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Mar2020
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