Consumer e-health: An overview of research evidence and implications for future policy

Health Information Management Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 6-14

  Hordern, Antonia ^a   Georgiou, Andrew ^a   Whetton, Sue ^b   Prgomet, Mirela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b University Department of Rural Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer participation; Health policy; Health records; Healthcare delivery; Internet; Medical informatics; Patient participation; Personal

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; INTERNET; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEER GROUP; POLICY; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AUSTRALIA; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PEER GROUP; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79961064156     PISSN: 18333583     EISSN: 18333575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183335831104000202     Document Type: Review

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