Acceptance of information and communication technologies for healthcare delivery: A SingHealth Polyclinics study

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 529-536

  Luo, Nan ^a   Koh, Woon Puay ^a   Ng, Wai Yee ^a   Yau, Joachim Wen Kien ^a   Lim, Lian Kiat ^a   Sim, Samuel Syn Pin ^a   Tay, Ee Guan ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Information and communication technology; Internet; Singapore; SMS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOBILE PHONE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

EID: 67649784716     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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