Transaction logfile analysis in health communication research: Challenges and opportunities

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 307-312

  Han, Jeong Yeob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (CHESS); EHealth; Medical informatics; Methodology in health communication research; Patient centered health care paradigm; Transaction logfile analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSACTION LOGFILE ANALYSIS;

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79951949781     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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