Understanding consumers' health information preferences development and validation of a brief screening instrument

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 717-736

  Maibach, Edward W ^a   Weber, Deanne ^b   Massett, Holly ^c   Hancock, Gregory R ^d   Price, Simani ^e  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Porter Novelli   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e WESTAT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845744839     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730600934633     Document Type: Article

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