Internet use for health-related purposes among greek consumers

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-260

  Halkias, Daphne ^a   Harkiolakis, Nicholas ^a   Thurman, Paul ^b   Caracatsanis, Sylva ^a  

^a HELLENIC AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Greek consuers; Health related information; Internet use

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; WORLD WIDE WEB;

FACE TO FACE CONTACT; GREEK CONSUMERS; HEALTH RELATED INFORMATION; INTERNET USE;

TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 42449112134     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2007.0047     Document Type: Article

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