Current and potential use of new technologies for reminder notifications

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 394-397

  Dombkowski, Kevin J ^a   Harrington, Laura ^a   Hanauer, David ^a   Kennedy, Allison ^b   Clark, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REMINDER SYSTEM; SOCIAL NETWORK; TEXT MESSAGING; VOICE MAIL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INTERNET; MICHIGAN; PEDIATRICS; POSTAL SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SOCIAL NETWORKING; TELEPHONE; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84859418798     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922811420715     Document Type: Article

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