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How did you learn of the MedlinePlus web site?

Responses:

Web search engine (Yahoo!, Google, AOL, etc.)

MedlinePlus users
50%
MedlinePlus en español users
75%

Link from another Web site

MedlinePlus users
11%
MedlinePlus en español users
17%

Link from NIH Web site

MedlinePlus users
12%
MedlinePlus en español users
6%

Health organization or association (hospital, clinic, AMA, etc.)

MedlinePlus users
7%
MedlinePlus en español users
7%

Physician, nurse, pharmacist, or other health provider

MedlinePlus users
6%
MedlinePlus en español users
9%

Library

MedlinePlus users
6%
MedlinePlus en español users
4%

Don't know

MedlinePlus users
5%
MedlinePlus en español users
1%

Family member or friend

MedlinePlus users
6%
MedlinePlus en español users
7%

School

MedlinePlus users
6%
MedlinePlus en español users
5%

Newspaper or magazine article

MedlinePlus users
2%
MedlinePlus en español users
3%

TV/radio

MedlinePlus users
0%
MedlinePlus en español users
1%

Social networking link (Facebook, Twitter)

MedlinePlus users
1%
MedlinePlus en español users
0%

MedlinePlus (n=3,372)

MedlinePlus en español (n=8,148)