The Internet and Health Care: Theory, Research, and Practice (LEA's Communication Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805858148 ISBN 13: 9780805858143

Publisher: Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

The Internet and Health Care: Theory, Research, and Practice presents an in-depth introduction to the field of health care and the Internet, from international and interdisciplinary perspectives. It combines expertise in the areas of the social sciences, medicine, policy, and systems analysis. With an international collection of contributors, it provides a current examination of key issues and research projects in the area. Methods and data used in the chapters include personal interviews, focus groups, observations, regional and national surveys, online transcript analysis, and much more.
 
Sections in the book cover:
*e-Health trends and theory; 

*searching, discussing, and evaluating online health information at the individual level of analysis; 

*discussing health information at the group or community level; and 

*implementing health information systems at the regional and social level.

The Internet and Health Care will prove useful for university educators and students in the social, public health, and medical disciplines, including Internet researchers. It is also oriented to professionals in many disciplines who will appreciate an integrative theoretical, empirical, and critical analysis of the subject matter, including developers and providers of online health information.

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Review:

"All chapters are extremely well referenced, and most are well illustrated with sample Web pages, charts, figures, or tables. Highly recommended. Graduate students and about in health education, information science, and public health."
―CHOICE

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0805858148
• ISBN 13: 9780805858143
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 440
• Editor: Murero Monica, Rice Ronald E.