Hispanics' use of Internet health information: An exploratory study

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-107

  Peña Purcell, Ninfa ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPOWERMENT; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ONLINE SYSTEM; RACE DIFFERENCE; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SKILL; STUDENT T TEST; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41949130107     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.96.2.101     Document Type: Article

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