Published on in Vol 22, No 4 (2020): April

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/15565, first published .
The Impact of a Social Networking Service–Enhanced Smart Care Model on Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease: Quasi-Experimental Study

The Impact of a Social Networking Service–Enhanced Smart Care Model on Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease: Quasi-Experimental Study

The Impact of a Social Networking Service–Enhanced Smart Care Model on Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease: Quasi-Experimental Study

Feng-Jung Yang   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 , MD, MMSc, MSci, MBA ;   Ying-Hui Hou   7 * , PhD ;   Ray-E Chang   1 * , PhD

1 Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

2 Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun Lin Branch, Douliu, Taiwan

3 School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

4 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

5 Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

6 Department of Medical Genetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

7 Department Health Industry Management, School of Healthcare Management, Kainan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Ray-E Chang, PhD
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