Virtually healthy: The impact of internet use on disease experience and the doctor-patient relationship

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 325-345

  Broom, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Internet; Online support; Prostate cancer; Risk

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER CONTROL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRUST; BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF HELP; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 17844381051     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732304272916     Document Type: Article

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