Consumer Empowerment in Dermatology

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-183

  Hoch, Heather E ^a   Busse, Kristine L ^b   Dellavalle, Robert P ^a,c,d  

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

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care consumer; Internet; Medical information; Patient advocacy

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADVERTIZING; CHILDHOOD; CONSUMER; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; REVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

CONSUMER ADVOCACY; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 61549136659     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2008.11.002     Document Type: Review

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