Public eHealth and new scenarios in terms of risks and opportunities: A specific focus on cyberpharmacies

Social Semiotics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-41

  Orizio, Grazia ^a   Gelatti, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cyberpharmacies; eHealth; Internet; Pharmaceutical preparations; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956170691     PISSN: 10350330     EISSN: 14701219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10350330903438394     Document Type: Article

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