Web site development: Applying aesthetics to promote breast health education and awareness

Computers in Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 184-190

  Thomas, Barbara ^a,b   GoldSmith, Susan B ^b   Forrest, Anne ^c   Marshall, Renée ^b  

^a Faculty of Nursing   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c Faculty of Business Administration   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Breast health; Education; Health promotion; Web site design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CANADA; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EDUCATION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WOMEN;

EID: 0036728655     PISSN: 07368593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024665-200209000-00010     Document Type: Review

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