The Internet's Impact on the Practice of Psychiatry

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-11

  Styra, Rima ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; CME; Continuing medical education; E mail; Guidelines; Health care resources; Internet; On line; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; E-MAIL; ELECTRONICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW;

EID: 0842278738     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370404900102     Document Type: Review

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