Exploration of the construct of reliance among patients who talk with their providers about internet information

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-28

  Bylund, Carma L ^a   Sabee, Christina M ^b   Imes, Rebecca S ^c   Sanford, Amy Aldridge ^d  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Carroll College Waukesha   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATERNALISM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATERNALISM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33847075415     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730601091318     Document Type: Article

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