Technology-patient interactions: Internet use for gaining a healthy context for living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 157-168

  Dickerson, Suzanne Steffan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b 914 Kimball Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATOR; E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 18944376645     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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