Women's autonomy and the evaluation of the information available on the internet on hormone therapy after menopause

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 226-234

  Babio, Gastón O ^a   Márquez Calderón, Soledad ^b   García Gutiérrez, José Francisco ^c   Bermúdez Tamayo, Clara ^c   Plazaola Castaño, Juncal ^c   Ruiz Perez, I ^c  

^a INSTITUTO ARAGONÉS DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^b Andalusian Agency for Health Technology Assessment Spain   (Spain)

^c ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hormone replacement therapy; Information dissemination; Internet; Personal autonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SPAIN; STANDARD; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SPAIN; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 33746302275     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024665-200607000-00010     Document Type: Article

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