Women's use of the internet: What nurses need to know

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 151-156

  Dickerson, Suzanne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Health education; Internet; Patient education; Social support

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; E-MAIL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER LITERACY; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNET; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33646197601     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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