The first generation of e-patients

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7449, 2004, Pages 1148-1149

  Ferguson, Tom ^a   Frydman, Gilles ^b  

^a Pew Internet and Amer Life Project   (United States)

^b Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 2442507664     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7449.1148     Document Type: Editorial

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