I Am Not A Specialist: Why We All Need to be Worrying About Medical Information

Smith, Catherine Arnott (2005) I Am Not A Specialist: Why We All Need to be Worrying About Medical Information .

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This is a 13-page juried paper presented on Wednesday, January 12, 2005, Session 4.4, Special Information Agencies and Issues, at the ALISE 2005 Conference.

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