The American Institute for Health Education
The American Institute for Health Education (AIHE) is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to put “medical research articles into the hands of patients and their families.” AIHE will provide citations by email or full-text photocopies by snail mail. Clients with access to a good research library –or a lode of OA literature– might only want citations; others might want full-text. AIHE has some topics already prepared in its catalog and will research others on request. When clients want full-text photocopies, AIHE obtains permission from the copyright holder and pays any required fees. The service is not free, but is offered on a non-profit basis with discounts for “patients in need”