Disenfranchising the disabled: The inaccessibility of internet-based health information

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 355-367

  Davis, Joel J ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0036652307     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730290001701     Document Type: Article

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