Web chatter before and after the women's health initiative results: A content analysis of on-line menopause message boards

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-147

  Cousineau, Tara M ^a   Rancourt, Diana ^a   Green, Traci Craig ^b  

^a INFLEXXION INC   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33644987005     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730500526661     Document Type: Article

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