Enquiring minds want to know: Topics requested by users of a children's health information website

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 168-171

  Franck, Linda ^a,b   Noble, Genevieve ^b   McEvoy, Marcella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Health information; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHAME; STATE MEDICINE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 44649086592     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2008.02.014     Document Type: Article

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