Information therapy: The strategic role of prescribed information in disease self-management

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 121, Issue , 2006, Pages 373-383

  Mettler, Molly ^a   Kemper, Donald W ^a  

^a Healthwise Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASES; PATIENT TREATMENT;

CHRONIC ILLNESS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; INFORMATION THERAPIES; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREDICTIVE MODELING; SELF MANAGEMENT;

DISEASE CONTROL;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE;

EID: 39049184983     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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