Applying usability testing techniques to improve a health promotion website

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-35

  Hinchliffe, Anetta ^a   Mummery, W Kerry ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

10,000 steps; Internet; Performance measures; Subjective user preference

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL MARKETING;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; CANADA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 42449158614     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he08029     Document Type: Article

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