Factors influencing evaluations of web site information

Psychological Reports

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 191-198

  Amsbary, Jonathan Howard ^a   Powell, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0642375515     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.93.1.191     Document Type: Article

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