The effect of source credibility on consumers' perceptions of the quality of health information on the internet

Medical Informatics and the Internet in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-52

  Bates, Benjamin R ^a   Romina, Sharon ^a   Ahmed, Rukhsana ^a   Hopson, Danielle ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E health; Information quality; Online health information; Source credibility

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LUNG CANCER; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL; STUDENT T TEST; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646794037     PISSN: 14639238     EISSN: 14645246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639230600552601     Document Type: Article

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