"... relevant and reliable health information is available on almost every topic. Whoever searches for health information will find this book an invaluable aid". -- Medical News With the addition of electronic sources, this edition is now more than ever your dependable key to health information. It lists 3,500 health information sources, including brochures, CD-ROM products, core collection medical textbooks, health information clearinghouses, journals, online databases, support groups, and toll-free hotlines. Three new chapters cover health care reform, a recommended core collection of publications, and a list of 23 electronic publications and databases.
Alan M. Rees is professor emeritus of library and information science at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and has taught at the University of Toronto, State University of New York at Albany, and Kent State University. He is a medical information specialist and author of numerous reference works, including Managing Consumer Health Information, Consumer Health Information Source Book, Personal Health Reporter, and the Encyclopedia of Health Information Sources. Professor Rees is also editor of Consumer Health USA (Volume 1, 1995 and Volume 2, 1997). He currently provides consumer health information services to several database producers and managed care organizations.