New times, new needs; E-epidemiology

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 285-292

  Ekman, Alexandra ^a   Litton, Jan Eric ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Digital divide; Digital paper; Digital TV; E epidemiology; Epidemiology; Internet; Mobile phones; Questionnaire; Response rate; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MOBILE PHONE; MULTIMEDIA; REVIEW; TELEVISION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; SWEDEN;

EID: 34250025613     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-007-9119-0     Document Type: Review

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