ANN ARBOR, Mich., September 22, 2004 - ProQuest Information and Learning announced a new agreement with the Ediciones Mayo Group for worldwide electronic distribution of five prestigious Spanish-language medical journals. ProQuest Information and Learning, a unit of ProQuest Company, creates and publishes databases for libraries and educational institutions worldwide.

The Ediciones Mayo Group, based in Barcelona, offers medicine and pharmaceutical journals, books, multimedia, continuing education and marketing services.

“ProQuest brings these important medical journals to our databases to support our very significant and growing market in Spainand other Spanish-speaking areas. Electronic Spanish-language medical materials are scarce.  Users will value having access to these prestigious titles,” said Rod Gauvin, ProQuest senior vice president, marketing and publishing.

The new titles review in detail the latest developments in Spanish health affairs and progress in disease treatment worldwide.  They include:  Acta Pediátrica Española, El Farmacéutico Hospitales, Folia Clínica en Obstetricia y Ginecología  , PA/AP Presión Arterial, and Química clínica.

The full-text titles will be available ProQuest Health and Medical Complete™ with a backfile extending to January 2004.

Free trials are available. Libraries may receive more information by contacting their account representative at 1-800-521-0600, ext. 3183 or 3452 (outside the U.S., call +44-1-223-215-512) or pqsales@proquest.com. Editors may call 1-800-521-0600, ext. 6489 or email pr@proquest.com.

 

About Ediciones Mayo Group

The Ediciones Mayo Group, based in Barcelona, specializes in publishing and journalism in the health area, offering communication, information and promotion services through specifically designed products and services. It offers medicine and pharmaceutical journals, books, multimedia, continuing education and marketing services.

The Mayo Group supports the creation, development and consolidation of knowledge, facilitating continual development of health professionals’ expertise and working towards a society with the highest level of quality in health care. Its ultimate goal is to promote communication.  It employs an in-house team of more than 50 professionals, supported by a comprehensive portfolio of independent contributors and a consolidated relationship with leading foreign publishing houses. The Mayo Group is formed by the companies Ediciones Mayo (founded in 1982), LEN/MAYO INTERNATIONAL, Ferrando Torres & Noguera Asociados (FTN) and M4 Autoedición.

 

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