Biblioteca Virtual en Salud
In Latin America and the Caribbean, a Biblioteca Virtual en Salud (BVS, translation: Virtual Health Library) is an institution that employs the World Wide Web to "improve access to reliable, locally relevant information [on health and health sciences] for health-professionals, researchers, academics, educators, decision makers, and the general public".[1] BVSes are organized under the auspices of the Pan-American Health Organization and the World Health Organization.
References
- ↑ "The Virtual Health Library". Pan-American Health Organization. 2003.
Further reading
- "Declaration of San José Towards the Virtual Health Library". VI Meeting of Latin American and Caribbean System on Health Sciences Information, IV Pan American Congress on Health Sciences Information. 1998-03-27.
External links
- "Biblioteca Virtual en Salud" Check
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National BVSes
The BVS web sites in individual countries:
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