Health information on the internet and people living with HIV/AIDS: Information evaluation and coping styles

Health Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 205-210

  Kalichman, Seth C ^a   Cherry, Charsey ^a   Cain, Demetria ^a   Benotsch, Eric ^c   Weinhardt, Lance S ^b   Pope, Howard ^a   Kalichman, Moira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Active coping; Health informatics; HIV AIDS coping; Internet use

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; SEX RATIO;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33645797859     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.25.2.205     Document Type: Article

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