Systematic review and evaluation of web-accessible tools for management of diabetes and related cardiovascular risk factors by patients and healthcare providers

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 514-522

  Yu, Catherine H ^a,b   Bahniwal, Robinder ^a   Laupacis, Andreas ^a,b   Leung, Eman ^a   Orr, Michael S ^c   Straus, Sharon E ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB ACCESSIBLE TOOL;

AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 84861217099     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000307     Document Type: Article

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