Constructing and Validating a Consumer Health Portal Rating Index

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 107, Issue , 2004, Pages 1123-1127

  Bomba, David ^a   Land, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer Health Informatics; Consumer Health Information; Consumer Health Promotion Systems

Indexed keywords

PORTALS;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATICS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONSUMER HEALTH PROMOTION SYSTEM; CONSUMER HEALTHS; DESIGN QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION PORTALS; INFORMATION QUALITY; PROMOTION SYSTEMS; WEB BASED;

MEDICAL INFORMATICS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATICS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTENT VALIDITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY;

EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 21644435278     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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