Use and perception of Internet for health related purposes in Germany: Results of a national survey

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 275-285

  Dumitru, Roxana Corina ^a   Bürkle, Thomas ^a   Potapov, Sergej ^a   Lausen, Berthold ^a   Wiese, Birgit ^b   Prokosch, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

eHealthtrends; Healthcare information; Nationwide telephone survey; Use of internet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TELEPHONE;

EID: 34948886632     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-007-6067-0     Document Type: Article

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