This updated and expanded text explores sources of consumer health information. Covering everything from health-clearing houses to commercial search services, it also includes descriptions for more than 600 recently published books covering 55 areas of consumer health.
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Additions to this useful resource include chapters on alternative medicine and Spanish-language publications and expanded coverage of Web resources, as well as more than 450 new books.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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"A notable and useful reference and collection development source, highly recommended for all libraries." -- CHOICE
"This would be useful as a resource for librarians as well as for library patrons." -- E-Streams, Sept. 2000 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
"This would be useful as a resource for librarians as well as for library patrons." -- E-Streams, Sept. 2000 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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This review is from: Consumer Health Information Source Book: Sixth Edition (Consumer Health Information Source Book) (Paperback)
As a consumer health librarian I can say that this is the absolute bible when it comes to selecting health-related materials. Not just a list of books, this is a wide-ranging source of well-written, well-considered reviews of almost all types of materials (books, CD-ROMs, databases, pamphlets, magazines/newsletters, Spanish-language materials, and more) for the layperson, plus selected sources written for the health professional that would be helpful in the well-stocked consumer health library. There is an extensive section of reviews of complementary/alternative therapy materials, something the faint-of-heart might not have wanted to tackle, but Rees accomplishes it with aplomb. Conspicuous by its absence is a list of consumer health videos, but this would be a huge task in and of itself! Rees knows his stuff (more importantly, he has known his stuff over time--this is the 6th edition of this book [2000]) and he doesn't play it safe: many of the books he reviews are concerned with controversial theories or therapies, but he reviews them impartially. Most public libraries, all medical/hospital libraries, and many academic libraries can benefit from owning a copy of this book, for collection development purposes and also for patrons to browse. The interested layperson, either a patient or family member, would do well to consult this book when looking for the best books/other materials on your particular topic.
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Most comprehensive, current consumer health guide,
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This is the source that medical librarians turn to when developing consumer health collections. The absolute best starting place for selecting consumer health titles!
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Consumer demand for health information, once associated with a small coterie of sophisticated and health-conscious laypersons, has been transformed in recent years to accommodate itself to the rapidly changing health care delivery system. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
separate chapters deal, diskette products, professional medical literature, consumer health informatics, consumer health information, voluntary health associations, health information clearinghouses, health information database, medical consumerism, supportive book, health information resources, home medical guide, medical consumers, patient education materials Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, National Institute, Mayo Clinic, American Academy of Family Physicians, United States, National Cancer Institute, Dorling Kindersley, Los Angeles, American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Family Guide, Random House, American Diabetes Association, People's Medical Society, San Francisco, Arthritis Foundation, Garden City Park, American Cancer Society, American Council, National Heart, American Psychiatric Association, Warner Books, Health Reference Center, Consumer Reports, Consumer's Guide New!
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Consumer demand for health information, once associated with a small coterie of sophisticated and health-conscious laypersons, has been transformed in recent years to accommodate itself to the rapidly changing health care delivery system. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
separate chapters deal, diskette products, professional medical literature, consumer health informatics, consumer health information, voluntary health associations, health information clearinghouses, health information database, medical consumerism, supportive book, health information resources, home medical guide, medical consumers, patient education materials Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, National Institute, Mayo Clinic, American Academy of Family Physicians, United States, National Cancer Institute, Dorling Kindersley, Los Angeles, American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Family Guide, Random House, American Diabetes Association, People's Medical Society, San Francisco, Arthritis Foundation, Garden City Park, American Cancer Society, American Council, National Heart, American Psychiatric Association, Warner Books, Health Reference Center, Consumer Reports, Consumer's Guide New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Instructional Courses, 1990/American Academy of Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery (AMERICAN ADAD/OTOLARYNGOLOGY INSTR COURSE LECTURES) by JONAS,ED. JOHNSON on 11 pages
- Blood Pressure: Questions You Have...Answers You Need by People's Medical Society on 4 pages
- The Complete Drug Reference, 2000 Edition (Consumer Drug Reference) by The Editors of Consumer Reports on page 122, page 124, and Index
- American Medical Association Complete Guide to Women's Health by American Medical Association on page 15, page 170, and Index
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Primary Care Version (Dsm-IV-PC) (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) by American Psychiatric Association on page 96, and Index
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- Health Care Resources on the Internet: A Guide for Librarians and Health Care Consumers by M. Wood on page 12, page 170, and page 181
- Women's Health on the Internet by Janet M Coggan on page 66, and page 73
- Searching for Magic Bullets: Orphan Drugs, Consumer Activism, and Pharmaceutical Development by Lisa A Basara in Back Matter
- Going Under: Preparing Yourself for Anesthesia : Your Guide to Pain Control and Healing Techniques - Before, During and After Surgery by Monica W. Furlong in Back Matter
- Reference Services Today: From Interview to Burnout (Reference Librarian Series) by Linda S Katz on page 149
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