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If you would
like detailed information about your medical problem,
a very starting place for your research is HELP,
the Health Education Library for People, a free
public library located in Mumbai. HELP is the world's
largest health library, with over 6000 books, 500
videos and 10,000 pamphlets. Here professional librarians
help you find the information you need. HELP is
also on the Internet at
http://www.healthlibrary.com. For those unable
to come to the library, an innovative service called
MISS-HELP (Medical Information Search Services from
HELP) allows the library to provide a package of
customized information, tailored to your specific
problem, to be delivered at your doorstep. Mode
of payment: demand draft payable to the 'Community
Health Research Program' at Mumbai.
General
Information Package
For general
information such as: an overview of the disease; how to cope with it;
treatment choices; medications; and addresses of support groups, the
charge is Rs. 300.00.* This overview has about 50-75 pages of information.
Recent
Advances and Research Package
For recent
trends in treatment/research, HELP searches the Internet and medical
databses such as MedLine. The charges is Rs. 300.00.* This packet has
about 50 pages of information containing abstracts of articles from
medical journals and similar sources. This information can also be sent on
a floppy disk.
Comprehensive Package
This
'two-in-one' combines both packages, and the charge is Rs. 500.00.*
· This
prices are subject to change.
The form
to be filled and mailed is as follows:
Please fill
in the details (CAPITALS ONLY PLEASE), and mail to:
HELP (Health Education Library for People)
'Om chambers', 5th Floor
Kemps Corner
Bombay 400 0036. Tel: 022 - 3683334, 022-3681014
email:
helplib@bigfoot.com
Website:
http://www.healthlibrary.com
I request
the Health Education Library for People of the Community
Health Research Program, Mumbai, to do a customized medical
literature search on the following topic for me:
Name:_________________________________________________________________
Mailing
address:
______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Phone:_________________________________________________________________
email:
_________________________________________________________________
Request for
medical literature search on:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
(Please be
as specific as possible and include as much detail as you can.
What areas would you like more information on?) this is an example of an
appropriate query:
My mother
is now 65 years old and has been diagnosed as having Parkinson'' disease.
Please send details on: surgical treatment; medical treatment; research
centres; and support groups dealing with Parkinson's disease.
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