Technology and the healthcare system: Implications for patient adherence

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare

Volumn 6, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 117-137

  Beni, Juliet B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health technologies; Patient adherence; Patient compliance; Provider patient communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 84857162111     PISSN: 17418453     EISSN: 17418461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEH.2011.044345     Document Type: Article

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