Patient-driven computers in primary care: Their use and feasibility

Health Education

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 400-411

  Shakeshaft, Anthony ^a   Fawcett, Julia ^a   Mattick, Richard P ^a   Richmond, Robyn ^b   Wodak, Alex ^c   Harris, Mark F ^b   Doran, Christopher M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computers; Patients; Professional education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748700185     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280610686612     Document Type: Article

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