Privacy vs usability: A qualitative exploration of patients' experiences with secure internet communication with their general practitioner

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Tjora, Aksel ^a   Tran, Trung ^a   Faxvaag, Arild ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electronic mail; Internet; Patient physician communication; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SECURITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONICS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIVACY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRUST;

EID: 29144468324     PISSN: 14388871     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7.2.e15     Document Type: Article

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