Cancer patients' self-reported attitudes about the internet

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  LaCoursiere, Sheryl P ^a,b   Knobf, M Tish ^a   McCorkle, Ruth ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Computer communication networks; Disclosure; Health insurance portability and accountability act; Information dissemination; Internet; Social support; Trust

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARRIED MAN; MARRIED WOMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLICATION; SELF CONCEPT; TRUST;

EID: 29144499997     PISSN: 14388871     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7.3.e22     Document Type: Article

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