An Online resource of digital stories about cancer genetics: Qualitative study of patient preferences and information needs

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Iredale, Rachel ^a   Mundy, Lisa ^a   Hilgart, Jennifer ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer health information; Familial cancer; Internet; narrative medicine; Patient involvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE; WALES;

EID: 80053471309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1735     Document Type: Article

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