Pew Research Center

FOR RELEASE MAY 3, 2013

Public Relations in the Networked Age: The new information ecosystem of e-patients

Lee Rainie will discuss the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project’s latest research on how people get, share and create information in the digital age. Rainie will also discuss the Project’s specific findings on the rise of e-pati...

BY Lee Rainie

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Public Relations in the Networked Age: The new information ecosystem of e-patients

Lee Rainie will discuss the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project’s latest research on how people get, share and create information in the digital age. Rainie will also discuss the Project’s specific findings on the rise of e-pati...

Lee Rainie will discuss the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project’s latest research on how people get, share, and create information in the digital age. Rainie will also discuss the Project’s specific findings on the rise of e-patients, as well as how access to health and medical materials continues to evolve.

Public Relations in the Networked Age from Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project