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Disease Management and the Internet

2004; JMIR Publications; Volume: 6; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2196/jmir.6.3.e33

1439-4456

George Demiris,

Social Media in Health Education

This issue contains three articles on the use of the Internet in disease management, the anticipated benefits and challenges associated with this concept, and emerging trends.The studies presented in this issue aim to determine whether/how the use of Web-based applications can assist in managing chronic conditions over time, improve clinical outcomes and lower costs both through patient education and physiological monitoring.