Online cancer communication: Meeting the literacy, cultural and linguistic needs of diverse audiences

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 365-377

  Neuhauser, Linda ^a   Kreps, Gary L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer communication; Cancer disparities; Cultural communication; Diverse audiences; Health communication; Health literacy; Interactive health communication; Internet communication; Language; Multicultural communication; Online communication; Review

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PREVENTION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEOPLASM; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER LITERACY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MINORITY GROUPS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 43049124746     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.02.015     Document Type: Short Survey

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