The Internet and tobacco cessation: The roles of Internet self-efficacy and search task on the information-seeking process

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 536-556

  Hong, Traci ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; INFORMATION SEEKING PROCESS; INTERNET SELF-EFFICACY; REPEATED MEASURES; SEARCH TASKS; TASK DIFFICULTY;

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EID: 32244433534     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2006.00026.x     Document Type: Article

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