The internet as an adjunct for pediatric primary care

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 805-810

  Kind, Terry ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

E learning; Internet; Pediatrics; Primary care; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BULLYING; CERTIFICATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTINUING EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERNET ADDICTION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; POPULATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK; SCHOOL; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 74549178442     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e328331e7b4     Document Type: Review

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