West, Darrell M., 1954-

Digital medicine health care in the Internet era / [electronic resource] : Darrell M. West, Edward Alan Miller. - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009. - xii, 183 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-173) and index.

The e-health revolution -- Online content and sponsorship status -- Use of technology -- Relationship between use of digital technology and attitudes toward health care -- Digital disparities -- Information acquisition -- International comparisons -- Improving digital medicine.

"Investigates factors limiting the ability of digital technology to remake health care. Analyzes data sources to study content of health care-related websites, sponsorship status, public usage, and the relationship between e-health use and health care attitudes. Examines the different ways in which officials overseas have implemented health information technology"--Provided by publisher.


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Internet in medicine.
Medical informatics.


Electronic books.

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