Adolescent Access to Online Health Services: Perils and Promise

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 244-251

  Moreno, Megan A ^a,b   Ralston, James D ^c   Grossman, David C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Electronic medical records; Health care access; Health services; Information technology; Internet; Patient provider communication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60349110255     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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