title: Physician use of patient-centered weblogs and online journals.
abstract: Online weblogs and journals developed by people affected by illness are popular vehicles for personal expression and peer emotional support. These sites can also offer insight to healthcare providers about patient opinions, habits and actions. These same media can also be effective and efficient tools for exchanging information between patients, providers, or between a patient and his/her provider(s).
authors.affiliation: Department of Language, Literature and Communication, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA. hillan.julie@marshfieldclinic.org
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hillan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000639:trends*; D008499:Medical Records; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods*; D010820:Physicians