The Internet and dedical decision making: Can it replace the role of health care providers?

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 14-16

  Mathieu, Erin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 77957566706     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X10381228     Document Type: Article

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