Blogs, wikis, and discussion forums: Attributes and implications for clinical information systems

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 129, Issue , 2007, Pages 157-161

  Weiss, Jacob B ^a   Campion Jr , Thomas R ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

blogs; communication; medical records; social support; wikis

Indexed keywords

BLOGS; COMMUNICATION; DATA HANDLING; INFORMATION USE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION; ASYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; COMMUNICATION METHODOLOGY; MEDICAL RECORD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEB BASED INFORMATION SYSTEMS; WIKIS;

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICAL RECORDS, PROBLEM-ORIENTED; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE DESIGN; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 38449103135     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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