Dilemmas in introducing world wide web-based information technology in primary care: A focus group study

Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-210

  Af Klercker, Tom ^a   Zetraeus, Stig ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Prim Hlth Care Ctr of Skanninge   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Focus group; Human factor; Information technology; Primary health care; Qualitative research; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CENTER; INTERNET; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DECISION TREES; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031902538     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/15.3.205     Document Type: Article

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