How will e-health affect patient participation in the clinic? A review of e-health studies and the current evidence for changes in the relationship between medical professionals and patients

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-53

  Dedding, Christine ^a   van Doorn, Roesja ^b   Winkler, Lex ^b   Reis, Ria ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Stichting Artsen voor Kinderen   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Doctor patient communication; E Health; Health information; Internet; Patient participation

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH WORKER; INTERNET;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

AMBULATORY CARE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 78650173967     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.10.017     Document Type: Article

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