The Medical Library Association Guide to Cancer Information: The Most Authoritative, Patient-friendly Print and Electronic Information Sources - Softcover

Volk, Ruti Malis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555705855 ISBN 13: 9781555705855

Verlag: Association of College & Research Libraries, 2007

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According to the American Cancer Society, over 10 million Americans have a history of cancer - and the over 100 distinct forms of cancer affect those individuals and their families in very different ways. When patrons come to your library with cancer-related questions, will you be prepared with the best resources for them to consult? Now, the Medical Library Association and Ruti Volk (Manager of the Patient Education Resource Center at the University of Michigan's Comprehensive Cancer Center) have assembled an authoritative guide to the best cancer information resources for all levels of readers. Chapters are devoted to both specific types of cancer - breast, brain, colon, liver, lung, lymphoma, melanoma, childhood cancers, and more - and cancer-related topics - chemotherapy, radiation, herbal supplements, nutrition, fertility, talking with children about cancer, etc. and contain a general introduction to the topic with an overview of the information needs of patients and caregivers. For each type of cancer, the author provides an invaluable annotated list of resources, including pamphlets, brochures, consumer health titles, book chapters, reference sources, videos, CD-ROMs, Web sites, and more, that incorporates both introductory works and more advanced treatments. Additional resources such as cancer patient organizations and online listservs are also featured. Whether utilizing as an aid in cancer-related searches or as a tool for building a consumer health collection, this unique guide will help any public, academic, or medical library better meet the health information needs of their users.

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Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

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• Verlag: Association of College & Research Libraries
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1555705855
• ISBN 13: 9781555705855
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 372
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