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Attended Medicine 2.0'09 (Toronto, Canada)
Thursday, September 17, 2009 to Friday, September 18, 2009
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Accepted Abstracts

Medicine 2.0'09 (Toronto, Canada)

Use of the Internet for Health-related Information in Japan: a Cross-sectional Population-based Survey
Yoshimitsu Takahashi*, Tomoko Ohura, Shigeru Okamoto, Kenji Miki, Mariko Naito, Rie Akamatsu, Hiroki Sugimori, Nobuo Yoshiike, Michi Sakai, Koichi Miyaki, Takuro Shimbo, Takeo Nakayama

Background: Previous studies have reported that the general public uses the Internet to obtain health-related information (40% in USA in 2002, 52% in Europe in 2007). However, the effects on actual health care utilization (e.g., number of physician visits) were less substantial than some have claimed. Cellular phones are also used widely to access the Internet, but little is known regarding e-health activities in a representative population in Japan. Objective: The present study aimed...

Full Paper Publications

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Potential Benefits and Harms of a Peer Support Social Network Service on the Internet for People With Depressive Tendencies: Qualitative Content Analysis and Social Network Analysis
Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Chiyoko Uchida, Koichi Miyaki, Michi Sakai, Takuro Shimbo, Takeo Nakayama
J Med Internet Res 2009;11(3):e29

Internet Use for Health-Related Information via Personal Computers and Cell Phones in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Survey
Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Tomoko Ohura, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Shigeru Okamoto, Kenji Miki, Mariko Naito, Rie Akamatsu, Hiroki Sugimori, Nobuo Yoshiike, Koichi Miyaki, Takuro Shimbo, Takeo Nakayama
J Med Internet Res 2011;13(4):e110

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