Patients' continuing use of an online health record: A quantitative evaluation of 14,000 patient years of access data

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2014, Pages e241-

  Phelps, Richard G ^a   Taylor, Joanne ^a   Simpson, Keith ^b   Samuel, Jasmine ^a   Turner, A Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic renal insufficiency; Electronic health records; Patient access to personal records; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910155806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3371     Document Type: Article

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