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Information for health futures research: Guide to published and on-line resources

Most published material relevant to health futures research is not clearly labelled as such, so health futurists can be frustrated in their quests for information until they learn some searching techniques. Many books, reports and articles do exist, however, about epidemiological patterns, technolog...

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Published in:Futures : the journal of policy, planning and futures studies planning and futures studies, 1995-11, Vol.27 (9), p.1025-1057
Main Author: Garrett, Martha J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Most published material relevant to health futures research is not clearly labelled as such, so health futurists can be frustrated in their quests for information until they learn some searching techniques. Many books, reports and articles do exist, however, about epidemiological patterns, technological trends and transitions in health-care systems, about behavioural, environmental and social factors affecting health, about the goals and strategies of pharmaceutical companies, health-care providers and other actors, and about many other futures-related aspects of health. Information seekers are likely to be successful as long as they give adequate attention to what kinds of information should be sought, employ well thought-out search terminology, and make use of a variety of information technologies. Essential local information resources for health futurists are the computerized catalogue, reference and secondary literature, and CD-ROM indexes of a research library. On-line best bets include the National Library of Medicine OPAC, WHOLIS, DDBS at IDRC, and Uncover at CARL. Other health-related Internet resources can be identified through the subject trees at Rice University and BUBL, Netlink at Washington and Lee University, and WWW subject trees such as the WWW Virtual Library.
ISSN:0016-3287
1873-6378
DOI:10.1016/0016-3287(95)00068-2