Women's approaches to the use of new technology for cancer risk information

Women and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-78

  Unruh, Heidi K ^a   Bowen, Deborah J ^a   Meischke, Hendrika ^a   Bush, Nigel ^a   Wooldridge, Jean A ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude to computers; Breast neoplasms; Health care access; Health education; Health promotion; Technology; User computer interface

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIVACY; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WASHINGTON; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 13644264659     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v40n01_04     Document Type: Article

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