Use of virtual communities for the welfare of groups with particular needs

Journal on Information Technology in Healthcare

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 384-392

  Varlamis, Iraklis ^a,b   Apostolakis, Ioannis ^b,c  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

^b PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL WELFARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33845458934     PISSN: 1479649X     EISSN: 1479649X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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