'We got mail': Electronic communication between physicians and patients

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1513-1522

  Moyer, Cheryl A ^a   Stern, David T ^a,b   Katz, Steven J ^a   Fendrick, A Mark ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033428821     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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