Meeting the ranging of informational needs of chronic low back pain sufferers: Conceptual design and rationale of the interactive website ONESELF

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 25, 2009, Pages 2118-2124

  Schulz, Peter J ^a   Rubinelli, Sara ^a   Mariotti, Guido ^b   Keller, Nicola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

^b CHE ^*

Author keywords

Back pain; Communication; Consumer health information; Education; Internet; Self care

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INTERNET; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONESELF; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 70449347447     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638280902943231a     Document Type: Review

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