Developing policies for e-health: Use of online health information by Australian health professionals and their patients

Health Information Management Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 15-22

  Usher, Wayne ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ealth care; Ealth information; Ealth policy; Ecision making; Internet; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEM; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEMS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79961052525     PISSN: 18333583     EISSN: 18333575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183335831104000203     Document Type: Article

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