A survey aimed at general citizens of the US and Japan about their attitudes toward electronic medical data handling

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 4572-4588

  Kimura, Michio ^a   Nakaya, Jun ^b   Watanabe, Hiroshi ^c   Shimizu, Toshiro ^d   Nakayasu, Kazuyuki ^e  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^d SBS Information Systems   (Japan)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electronic health records; Internet; Privacy; Public opinion; Surveys

Indexed keywords

DATA MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICES; INTERNET; PROFITABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SAVINGS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; COST CONTROL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERNET; JAPAN; JAPANESE (PEOPLE); MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH;

JAPAN; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899638705     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110504572     Document Type: Article

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