Survival of the fittest online: A longitudinal study of health-related web sites

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  McMillan, Sally J ^a,b  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

^b 476 Communications Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MAIL; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MARKETING; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

EDUCATION SITES; HEALTH RELATED WEB SITES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;

WEBSITES;

EID: 2542435416     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2001.tb00123.x     Document Type: Review

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