Chronic illness and health-seeking information on the Internet

Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-347

  Ayers, Stephanie L ^a   Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Health behavior; Health information seeking; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34347205299     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: 14617196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459307077547     Document Type: Article

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