Information Therapy: The strategic role of prescribed information in disease self-management

APLAR Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 69-76

  Mettler, Molly ^a   Kemper, Donald W ^a  

^a Healthwise Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness care; Disease self management; Information prescription; Information Therapy; Predictive modelling

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 27844574866     PISSN: 02190494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8077.2005.00132.x     Document Type: Review

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