Design and implementation of an Internet-based health information resource

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-97

  Kahn Jr , Charles E ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer health information; Electronic mail; Internet; Outreach efforts; Patient education; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MAIL; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERNET;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLICY; PUBLICATION;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; INTERNET;

EID: 0343826740     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(00)00079-1     Document Type: Article

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