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Information Services - Utilization
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Definition of 'Information Services'Organized services to provide information on any questions an individual might have using databases and other sources. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) Common names: Information Services; Information Service; Service, Information; Services, Information; Information Specialists; Information Specialist; Specialist, Information; Specialists, Information; Information Networks; Information Network; Network, Information; Networks, Information |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
29 Apr 2009 
BACKGROUND: With Canadians increasing their use of the Internet to find health-related information, especially regarding natural health products (NHPs), there is a need for high-quality, evidence-based information on Web sites to aid consumers in ... Read more...
Seeking health information online: does Wikipedia matter?
21 Apr 2009 OBJECTIVE To determine the significance of the English Wikipedia as a source of online health information. DESIGN The authors measured Wikipedia's ranking on general Internet search engines by entering keywords from MedlinePlus, NHS Direct Online, ... Read more...
The Nursing Home Compare report card: consumers' use and understanding.
30 Mar 2009 The Nursing Home Compare report card provides information on the World Wide Web about quality measures for almost every nursing home in the United States. In this research, we first examined whether consumers were using Nursing Home Compare. Second, ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Information Services - Utilization'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Improving the use of IT in the NHS.
27 Sep 2009 - Efficacy of natural health products in treating osteoporosis: what is the quality of internet patient advice? 29 Apr 2009
- Seeking health information online: does Wikipedia matter? 21 Apr 2009
- A tweet a day keeps the doctor away. Apr 2009
- The Nursing Home Compare report card: consumers' use and understanding. 30 Mar 2009
- Exploring antecedents of consumer satisfaction and repeated search behavior on e-health information. 27 Feb 2009
- Practicing what they preach: health behaviors of those who provide health advice to extensive social networks. 27 Feb 2009
- Online physical activity information: will typical users find quality information? 27 Feb 2009
- A tangled web. 18 Feb 2009
- Everyday health and the internet: a mediated health perspective on health information seeking. 9 Feb 2009
- Disparities in how parents are learning about the human papillomavirus vaccine. Feb 2009
- Barriers to seeking cancer information among Spanish-speaking cancer survivors. 30 Dec 2008
- Investigating adolescents' sources of information concerning tobacco and the resulting impact on attitudes toward public policy. 30 Dec 2008
- Cancer information-seeking experiences: the implications of Hispanic ethnicity and Spanish language. 30 Dec 2008
- Incidental health information use on the Internet. 30 Dec 2008
- Physician trust moderates the Internet use and physician visit relationship. 30 Dec 2008
- Access, sources and value of new medical information: views of final year medical students at the University of Nairobi.
30 Dec 2008 - The information-seeking behavior of clinical staff in a large health care organization. 30 Dec 2008
- Public reporting in health care: how do consumers use quality-of-care information? A systematic review. 30 Dec 2008
- Exploring nurses' attitudes to, and use of, an online palliative care resource. 29 Nov 2008
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Technical information about 'Information Services'
Definition: Organized services to provide information on any questions an individual might have using databases and other sources. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
Descriptor UI: D007255
Alternative terms: Information Services; Information Service; Service, Information; Services, Information; Information Specialists; Information Specialist; Specialist, Information; Specialists, Information; Information Networks; Information Network; Network, Information; Networks, Information;
Related Mesh Headings: Libraries; Information Dissemination;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;
Tree Number: L01.453;
History Note: 66
Technical Notes: med inform serv: do not coord with MEDICINE; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES is available; DF: INFORMATION SERV