Evaluating personal health care and health promotion web sites

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 328-333

  Lang, Jodi Renée ^a   Collen, A ^a  

^a SAYBROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Health promotion; Methods; Web site evaluation

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HYGIENE; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 20344374671     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633973     Document Type: Conference Paper

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