Content and quality of websites supporting self-management of chronic breathlessness in advanced illness: A systematic review

npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Luckett, Tim ^a   Disler, Rebecca ^a   Hosie, Annmarie ^a   Johnson, Miriam ^b   Davidson, Patricia ^a,c   Currow, David ^d   Sumah, Anthony ^a   Phillips, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREATHING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DYSPNEA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL SOCIETY; META ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHEEZING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF-MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84971283624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20551010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2016.25     Document Type: Article

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