A content analysis of e-mail communication between patients and their providers: Patients get the message

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 260-267

  White, Casey B ^a   Moyer, Cheryl A ^a   Stern, David T ^a,b   Katz, Steven J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

E-MAIL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 3042726410     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M1445     Document Type: Article

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