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What best describes your role in visiting MedlinePlus during this session?

Patient with a specific disease or condition

33%
24%

Health care provider (e.g., physician, dentist, nurse)

15%
14%

Family or friend of patient

13%
11%

College/ graduate student

8%
11%

Other

6%
6%

General health consumer

9%
10%

Educator

6%
13%

Librarian or information professional

2%
1%

Researcher/ Scientist

2%
5%

Health care administrator

1%
2%

Secondary student (grades 7-12)

1%
2%

Medical Transcriptionist

1%
0%

Medical Interpreter

1%
0%

National Library of Medicine staff

0%
0%

News reporter/ media person

0%
1%

MedlinePlus (n=6410)

MedlinePlus en español (n=8160)