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title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "On behalf of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, I would like to acknowledge the following contributions to this study: Tom Ferguson, MD, coined the term “e-patients” to describe individuals who are equipped, enabled, empowered and engaged in their health and health care decisions. Dr. Ferguson’s book, “E-Patients: How They Can Help Us Heal […]"
date: "2007-10-08"
authors:
  - name: "Susannah Fox"
    job_title: "Former Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/susannah-fox/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2007/10/08/acknowledgments-9-5/"
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# Acknowledgments

On behalf of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, I would like to acknowledge the following contributions to this study:

**Tom Ferguson, MD**, coined the term “e-patients” to describe individuals who are equipped, enabled, empowered and engaged in their health and health care decisions. Dr. Ferguson’s book, “E-Patients: How They Can Help Us Heal Health Care” can be downloaded from [http://www.e-patients.net/](http://www.e-patients.net/)

**Princeton** ** Survey Research Associates International**: PSRAI conducted the telephone survey that is covered in this report. It is an independent research company specializing in social and policy work: [http://www.psrai.com/](http://www.psrai.com/)

**Association of Cancer Online Resources**: Special thanks to the ACOR list owners and members who contributed essays about their experiences as e-patients and caregivers. ACOR offers access to 159 mailing lists that provide support, information, and community to everyone affected by cancer and related disorders: [http://www.acor.org/](http://www.acor.org/)

About the Pew Internet & American Life Project: The Pew Internet Project is a nonprofit initiative of the Pew Research Center and is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts to examine the social impact of the internet. The project is non-partisan and does not advocate policy outcomes: [https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/)

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