Doctor in the house: The internet as a source of lay health knowledge and the challenge to expertise

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 820-835

  Hardey, Michael ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Expertise; Internet; Lay knowledge; Medicine; Non orthodox therapies; Professions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033216618     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00185     Document Type: Article

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