Use and acceptance of electronic communication by patients with multiple sclerosis: A multicenter questionnaire study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Haase, Rocco ^a   Schultheiss, Thorsten ^a   Kempcke, Raimar ^a   Thomas, Katja ^a   Ziemssen, Tjalf ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Communications media; Computers; Disease management; Email; Health information seeking; Health information technology; Mobile phone; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872449484     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2133     Document Type: Article

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