Patient information needs: Pre- and post-consultation

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-177

  Attfield, Simon J ^a   Adams, Anne ^a   Blandford, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital libraries; Health information; Information needs; Patients; User study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33646047999     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458206063811     Document Type: Article

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