Use of computers and the Internet for health information by patients with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-114

  Escoffery, Cam ^a   DiIorio, Colleen ^a   Yeager, Katherine A ^a   McCarty, Frances ^a   Robinson, Elise ^a   Reisinger, Elizabeth ^a   Henry, Thomas ^b   Koganti, Archana ^b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer literacy; Computers; Epilepsy; Health information; Internet; Patient information; Self care; Web

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; COMPUTERS; DATA COLLECTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 37049015191     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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