Health information-seeking behavior

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1006-1019

  Lambert, Sylvie D ^a   Loiselle, Carmen G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Health information; Information seeking

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT ANALYSIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BOOKS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848927460     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307305199     Document Type: Review

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