Smoking cessation and the internet: A qualitative method examining online consumer behavior

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 25-34

  Frisby, Genevieve ^a   Bessell, Tracey L ^a,d   Borland, Ron ^b   Anderson, Jeremy N ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VicHealth Center for Tobacco Control   (Australia)

^c Centre for Clinical Effectiveness   (Australia)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Health promotion; Internet; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 3242741735     PISSN: 14388871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4.2.e8     Document Type: Article

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