Personal health records: A systematic literature review

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Roehrs, Alex ^a   Da Costa, Cristiano André ^a   Da Rosa Righi, Rodrigo ^a   De Oliveira, Kleinner Silva Farias ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electronic health records; Mobile health; Patient access to records; Personal health records; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORD;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INTERNET;

EID: 85012908883     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.5876     Document Type: Review

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