Patientslikeme and the tale of three brothers

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 258-259

  Trevena, Lyndal J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA BASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SYMPTOM;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 80052466479     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10872     Document Type: Article

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