Evaluation of a personalized health information system for patients with cancer

User Modelling and User-Adapted Interaction

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-72

  Cawsey, Alison J ^a   Jones, Ray B ^b   Pearson, Janne ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HYPERTEXT SYSTEMS;

PERSONALIZED HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 0033750432     PISSN: 09241868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008350913145     Document Type: Article

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