Personal health information management
Communications of the ACMPublished 1 January 2006
Wanda Pratt, Kenton T. Unruh, Andrea Civan, Meredith M. Skeels
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This data helps people manage their lives and actively participate in their own health care by integrating personal health information into their health care.
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Integrating personal health information helps people manage their lives and actively participate in their own health care.
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