Consumer health information Websites: A survey of design elements found in sites developed in academic environments

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 496-499

  Ketchum, Andrea M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER; DATA BASE; INTERNET; LIBRARY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 28244462032     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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