Helping patients access high quality health information

Affiliations

¹ Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, Division of Primary Care and Population Health Sciences, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London W2 1PG. S.Shepperd@ic.ac.uk

Review

S Shepperd et al. BMJ. 1999.

. 1999 Sep 18;319(7212):764-6.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7212.764.

¹ Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, Division of Primary Care and Population Health Sciences, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London W2 1PG. S.Shepperd@ic.ac.uk

No abstract available

Comment in

Paternalism or partnership? Patients have grown up-and there's no going back.
Coulter A. Coulter A. BMJ. 1999 Sep 18;319(7212):719-20. doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7212.719. BMJ. 1999. PMID: 10487980 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Internet helps communication between doctors and patients.
Pal B. Pal B. BMJ. 2000 Jan 1;320(7226):59. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 10617546 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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