Bandwidth constraints to using video and other rich media in behavior change websites

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Danaher, Brian G ^a   Jazdzewski, Stephen A ^b   Garth McKay, H ^a   Hudson, Clinton R ^b  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Oregon Center for Applied Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Bandwidth usage index; Behavioral research; Health behavior; Internet; Rich media; Smoking cessation; Video

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; SMOKING CESSATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; SMOKING CESSATION; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 33646766393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.7.4.e49     Document Type: Article

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