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Alemi F, Mosavel M, Stephens RC, Ghadiri A, Krishnaswamy J,
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Alemi F, Stephens RC, Javalghi RG, Dyches H, Butts J,
Ghadiri A. A randomized trial of a telecommunications network for pregnant women who use
cocaine. Med Care 1996 Oct;34(10 Suppl):OS10-20.
Alemi F, Stephens RC, Muise K, Dyches H, Mosavel M, Butts
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Allen JK, Becker DM, Swank RT. Factors related to
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Comment in: Heart Lung 1991;20:210.
Alterman AI, Baughman TG. Videotape versus computer
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Alwitt LF, Donley TD. The low-income consumer. Adjusting
the balance of exchange. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1996.
American Association of Health Plans.
AAHP member organizations. Accessed July 21, 1998. Available from URL: http://www.aahp.org/menus/backtomain.cfm?menuitemlink=%2Fhotlinks%2Findex%2Ecfm
American Electronics Association. Cybernation. Accessed
January 28, 1998. Available from URL: http://sc-notes1.aeanet.org/www/ResearchStatistics.nsf/homepage/index.html
(inactive)
American Library Association. 1997 national survey of
public libraries and the Internet: summary results. Accessed March 31, 1998. Available
from URL: http://www.ala.org/oitp/survey97.html
American Medical Association. Links to other medical sites.
Accessed July 28, 1998. Available from URL: http://www.ama-assn.org/med_link/
Anderson RM, Funnell MM, Butler PM, et al. Patient
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Aspen Institute. Vision For Health Learning: a Partnership
Model. Vision Roundtable, Queenstown, Maryland, November 1 - 3, 1994.

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Baker DW, Parker RM, Williams MV, Pitkin K, Parikh NS,
Coates W, Imara M. The health care experience of patients with low literacy. Arch Fam Med
1996;5:329-34.
Balas EA, Austin SM, Mitchell JA, Ewigman BG, Bopp KD,
Brown GD. The clinical value of computerized information services. A review of 98
randomized clinical trials. Arch Fam Med 1996;5:271-8.
Balas EA, Jaffrey F, Kuperman GJ, Boren SA, Brown GD,
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medicine technology. JAMA 1997;278:152-9.
Bandura A. Self-efficacy towards a unifying theory of
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Barrows RC Jr; Clayton PD. Privacy, confidentiality, and
electronic medical records. J Am Med Inform Assoc 1996;3:139-48.
Barry MJ, Fowler FJ Jr, Mulley AG Jr, Henderson JV Jr,
Wennberg JE. Patient reactions to a program designed to facilitate patient participation
in treatment decisions for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Med Care 1995;33:771-82.
Begg C, Cho M, Eastwood S, Horton R, Moher D, Olkin I, et
al. Improving the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials: the CONSORT
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Bergman R. Computers make "house calls" to
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Bier M, Gallo M, Nucklos E, Sherblom S, Pennick M. Personal
empowerment in the study of home Internet use by low-income families. J Research on
Computing in Education 1996;28. Accessed July 20, 1998. Available from URL: http://www2.educ.ksu.edu/Projects/JRCE/v28-5/Bier/article/main.htm
Blumenthal D. The future of quality measurement and
management in a transforming health care system. JAMA 1997;278:1622-5.
Bluming A, Mittelman PS. Los Angeles Free-Net: an
experiment in interactive telecommunication between lay members of the Los Angeles
community and health care experts. Bull Med Libr Assoc 1996;84:217-22.
Bowen JW, Klimczak JC, Ruiz M, Barnes M. Design of access
control methods for protecting the confidentiality of patient information in networked
systems. Proc AMIA Annu Fall Symp. 1997:46-50.
Bower H. Internet sees growth of unverified health claims.
BMJ 1996;313:497.
Brennan PF, Moore SM, Smyth KA. The effects of a special
computer network on caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease. Nurs Res
1995;44:166-72.
British Healthcare Internet Association. Quality Standards
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Brody DS, Miller SM, Lerman CE, Smith DG, Caputo GC.
Patient perception of involvement in medical care: relationship to illness attitudes and
outcomes. Journal of General Internal Medicine 1989;4(6):506-11.
Buhle EL Jr, Goldwein JW, Benjamin I. OncoLink: A
multimedia oncology information resource on the Internet. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med
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Bulkeley WM. E-mail medicine. Untested treatments, cures
find stronghold in on-line services. Wall Street J, 27 Feb 1995;225:1.

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Campbell MK, DeVellis BM, Strecher VJ, Ammerman AS,
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messages in primary care settings. Am J Public Health 1994;84:783-7.
Carroll JM, Stein C, Byron M, Dutram K. Using interactive
multimedia to deliver nutrition education to Maine's WIC clients. J Nutrition Educ
1996;28:19-25.
CDC. Self-assessed health status and selected behavioral
risk factors among persons with and without health-care coverageUnited States,
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Coiera E. The Internets challenge to health care
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Computer Intelligence. CI finds PC penetration in US
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Computer Science and Telecommunication Board, National
Research Council. For the Record: Protecting Electronic Health Information. Washington,
D.C.:National Academy Press, 1997.
Consoli SM, Ben Said M, Jean J, et al. Benefits of a
computer-assisted education program for hypertensive patients compared with standard
education tools. Patient Education and Counseling 1995;26:343-347.
Consumers Union. Finding medical help online. Consumer Rep
1997;62:27-31.
Council on Competitiveness. Highway to health: Transforming
U.S. health care in the information age. Washington, DC: Council on Competitiveness, 1996.
Cunningham, AJ, Lockwood GA, Cunningham JA. A relationship
between perceived self-efficacy and quality of life in cancer patients. Patient Education
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Cyber Dialogue, Inc. American Internet User Survey finds
more than 41.5 million U.S. adults are actively using the Internet. Accessed March 5,
1998. Available from: URL: http://www.cyberdialogue.com/press/releases/aius1.html

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Davis, TC, Mayeaux EJ. Reading ability of parents compared
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Deering MJ, Harris J. Consumer health information demand
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Degner L, Kristjanson L, Bowman D, et al. Information needs
and decisional preferences in women with breast cancer. JAMA 1997, May 14.

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Ellis LB, Joo HY, Gross CR. Use of a computer-based health
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Eng TR, Gustafson D, Henderson J, Jimison H, Patrick K, for
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JAMA 1998 (in press)

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Faulkner & Gray, Inc. Patient resources on the
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Federal Communications Commission. Universal service.
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Federal Trade Commission. North American Health Claim Surf
Day targets Internet ads. Hundreds of e-mail messages sent. Press release, Nov. 5, 1997.
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Feenberg AL, Licht JM, Kane KP, Moran K, Smith RA. The
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Feldman SR, Quinlivan A. Illiteracy and the readability of
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Fennell ML, Alexander JA. Perspectives on organizational
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Ferguson T. Health care in cyberspace: Patients lead a
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Ferguson T. Health online. How to find health information,
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Fernsler JI, Manchester LJ. Evaluation of a computer-based
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Feste C, Anderson RM. Empowerment: From philosophy to
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FIND/SVP Inc. The 1997 American Internet user survey. Top
content choices. May 1997. Accessed: July 28, 1998. Available from: http://www.cyberdialogue.com/isg/internet/top.html
(inactive)
FIND/SVP, Inc. The 1997 American Internet User Survey.
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(inactive)
Firshein J. US physicians' malpractice data goes on
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Flora JA, Miabach EW, Holtgrave D. Communication campaigns
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Food and Drug Administration. FDA warns consumers on
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Frisse ME. What is the Internet learning about you while
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FTC. North American health claim surf day targets internet
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Government Accounting Office. Consumer health informatics.
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