Use and impact of eHealth system by low-income women with breast cancer

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 195-218

  Gustafson, David H ^a   McTavish, Fiona M ^a   Stengle, William ^b   Ballard, Denise ^b   Hawkins, Robert ^a   Shaw, Bret R ^a   Jones, Ellen ^b   Julèsberg, Karen ^c   McDowell, Helene ^a   Wei, Chih Chen ^a   Volrathongchai, Kanittha ^a   Landucci, Gina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b National Cancer Institute   (United States)

^c North Central Cancer Information Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WISCONSIN;

EID: 29944433694     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730500263257     Document Type: Article

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