DocumentCode
942031
Title
Delivering environmental health information
Author
Szczur, Marti
Volume
6
Issue
2
fYear
2004
Firstpage
18
Lastpage
24
Abstract
Dire news about the effects of pesticides caused environmental concerns to peak in the 1960s. US citizens called on their government for information about environmental topics, including potential human health effects. As a result, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) took up the challenge of including information about hazardous chemical substances to its mix of biomedical databases. Today, NLM´s Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (Tehip) continues to innovate, using advanced IT to present its ever-growing archive of reliable science information.
Keywords
medical information systems; biomedical databases; environmental concerns; human health effects; information technology; pesticides; reliable science information; Chemical hazards; Chemical industry; Geographic Information Systems; Humans; Internet; Libraries; Personal digital assistants; Relational databases; Toxic chemicals; Toxicology;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
IT Professional
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1520-9202
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MITP.2004.1278842
Filename
1278842
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