Credibility assessments of online health information: The effects of source expertise and knowledge of content

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages

  Eastin, Matthew S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTENT BASED RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT MONITORING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

CONTENT KNOWLEDGE; CREDIBILITY ASSESSMENT; ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION;

HEALTH;

EID: 2442659907     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2001.tb00126.x     Document Type: Review

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