Communication technology access, use, and preferences among primary care patients: From the Residency Research Network of Texas (RRNeT)

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 625-634

  Hill, Jason H ^a   Burge, Sandra ^a   Haring, Anna ^a   Young, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b JOHN PETER SMITH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell phone; Communication; Computers; Family medicine research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; E-MAIL; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICARE; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TEXAS;

EID: 84866168625     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.05.120043     Document Type: Article

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