Unweaving the web: An exploratory study of low-literate adults' navigation skills on the world wide web

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 309-324

  Zarcadoolas, Christina ^a,c   Blanco, Mercedes ^a   Boyer, John F ^a   Pleasant, Andrew ^b  

^a Maximus Inc   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMPUTER LITERACY; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RHODE ISLAND; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0036653688     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730290088157     Document Type: Article

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