Use of health-related online sites

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 48-52

  Bovi, Amy M ^a   Morse, Leonard J ^a   Goldrich, Michael S ^a   Benjamin, Regina M ^b   Levine, Mark A ^a   O’Bannon, John M ^a   Ray, Priscilla ^a   Rehman, Naheed ^a   Sade, Robert M ^a   Spillman, Monique A ^a   Kao, Audiey ^a   Morin, Karine ^a  

^a NONE

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

E mail; Electronic communication; Internet; Online sites; Patient physician relationship; Websites

Indexed keywords

EID: 85081703295     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/152651603322874780     Document Type: Note

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