Health risks on the internet: Establishing credibility on line

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-184

  Richardson, Kay P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Internet; Risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ONLINE SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0038388299     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369857031000123948     Document Type: Article

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