Health benefits and risks of the internet

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 495-510

  Levy, Judith A ^a   Strombeck, Rita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b HealthCare Education Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyber sex; e health; Internet addiction

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSUMER; CYBERSEX; DIET; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INFORMATION; ETHICS; FITNESS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIETY; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PRIVACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SELF CARE; SELF HELP; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIVACY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK; SELF CARE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036886894     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020288508362     Document Type: Review

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