Digital Divide and Stability of Access in African American Women Visiting Urban Public Health Centers

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 362-374

  Haughton, Lorna T ^a   Kreuter, Matthew W ^b   Hall, Jasmine ^c   Holt, Cheryl L ^d   Wheetley, Eric ^e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Missouri Foundation for Health   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e Health Communication Research Laboratory at SLU

Author keywords

African american; Digital divide; Health disparities; Minority health; Technology access; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BEHAVIOR; CANCER; E-MAIL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAMMOGRAPHY; MOBILE PHONE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 21644482161     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2005.0034     Document Type: Review

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