Do older adults use the Internet for information on heart attacks? Results from a survey of seniors in King County, Washington

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-12

  Meischke, Hendrika ^a   Eisenberg, Mickey ^a   Rowe, Sharon ^b   Cagle, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b King County Emergency Medical Services Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEMOGRAPHY; FIRST AID; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 11844283270     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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