Improving cancer related symptom management with collaborative healthware

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 107, Issue , 2004, Pages 217-221

  Goldsmith, Denise ^a   McDermott, David ^b   Safran, Charles ^a,c  

^a Clinician Support Technology   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer symptom management; Collaborative Healthware; Patient provider communication

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT TREATMENT; DISEASES;

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COLLABORATIVE HEALTHWARE; COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT; INTERNET BASED SYSTEM; PATIENT-PROVIDER COMMUNICATION; SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT; CANCER SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT; COMMUNICATIONS/DECISION MAKINGS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

DISEASES; PATIENT TREATMENT;

EID: 84887030275     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-949-3-217     Document Type: Article

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