An evidence-based approach to interactive health communication: A challenge to medicine in the information age

JAMA

Volumn 280, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 1264-1269

  Robinson, Thomas N ^a   Patrick, Kevin ^b   Eng, Thomas R ^c   Gustafson, David ^d   Deering, Mary Jo ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS COMMUNICATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

EID: 0032517351     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.280.14.1264     Document Type: Article

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