Here's an idea: Ask the users! Young people's views on navigation, design and content of a health information website

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 287-297

  Franck, Linda S ^a   Noble, Genevieve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Health information; Internet; Website

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 44649102888     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493507083941     Document Type: Article

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