Addressing the information needs of older patients

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-11

  Harris, Matthew ^a,b   Bayer, Antony ^a   Tadd, Win ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPUTER; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0036478905     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259802012121     Document Type: Review

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