Blog-based applications and health information: Two case studies that illustrate important questions for Consumer Health Informatics (CHI) research

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Adams, Samantha A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blogs; Health promotion; Lay health practices; Patients; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

BLOGGING; CASE STUDY ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION APPLICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATICS; END-USERS; GOAL-ORIENTED; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; HEALTH PRACTICES; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATICS; LAY PUBLIC; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PATIENTS; PODCASTS; SPECIFIC AREAS; WEB 2.0; WEBLOGS;

HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH; WORLD WIDE WEB;

BLOGS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEBLOGS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BLOGGING; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954524187     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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