Online health communication about human genetics: Perceptions and preferences of internet users

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 728-733

  Bernhardt, Jay M ^a   McClain, Jacqueline ^b   Parrott, Roxanne L ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cncl State Terr Epidemiologists   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN GENETICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 12744254910     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2004.7.728     Document Type: Article

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