The demand for consumer health information

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1059-1075

  Wagner, Todd H ^a   Hu, Teh Wei ^b   Hibbard, Judith H ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health; Health education; Health information; Medical informatics

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EDUCATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NURSE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; REFERENCE BOOKS, MEDICAL; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034777002     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(01)00107-2     Document Type: Article

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