Requirements for user-friendly personal health information systems

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 137, Issue , 2008, Pages 367-372

  Nykänen, Pirkko ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

EHealth; Personal health systems; User

Indexed keywords

EHEALTH;

PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATIONS; PERSONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; USE CONTEXT; USER; USER FRIENDLY; USER NEED;

HEALTH;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; PATIENT CARE;

HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 52649157039     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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