Online self-disclosure: Model for the use of internet-based technologies in collecting sensitive health information

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 218-232

  Kam, Lotus E ^a   Chismar, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Data quality; Healthcare; Information technology; Privacy; Self disclosure; Sensitive information; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH HAZARD; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOTIVATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 32044462927     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijhtm.2006.008433     Document Type: Article

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