Patients using the Internet to obtain health information: How this affects the patient-health professional relationship

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 24-28

  McMullan, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health information; Internet; Patient health professional communication; Patient health professional relationship

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33748321950     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2005.10.006     Document Type: Review

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