Informing, advising, or persuading? An assessment of bone mineral density testing information from consumer health websites

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 156-166

  Green, Carolyn J ^a   Kazanjian, Arminée ^a   Helmer, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone densitometry; Consumer health information; Content analysis

Indexed keywords

BONE; DRUG PRODUCTS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SEARCH ENGINES; WEBSITES;

BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE MINERAL DENSITY; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (HTA);

HEALTH CARE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; DENSITOMETRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT INFORMATION; PEER REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

BONE DENSITY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 2542437056     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462304000935     Document Type: Article

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