Internet use by physicians and its impact on medical practice - An exploratory study

Health Marketing Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 5-27

  Kwon, Ik Whan G ^a,b   Xie, Henry Yu ^b  

^a Consortium Supp Chain Mgmt Studs ^*  (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Internet use; Medical marketing; Medical practice; Patients; Physicians; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4644229976     PISSN: 07359683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J026v21n01_02     Document Type: Article

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