Rethinking communication in the E-health era

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-23

  Neuhauser, Linda ^a   Kreps, Gary L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

E health; Health behavior; Health communication; Health informatics; Health interventions; Participation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0037250919     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105303008001426     Document Type: Article

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