Health information seeking by parents in the Internet age

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 419-423

  Khoo, Kaylyn ^a   Bolt, Penny ^a,b   Babl, Franz E ^a,b,c   Jury, Susan ^a   Goldman, Ran D ^d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child; Health information; Internet; Parent

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; BENZODIAZEPINES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 47349104539     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01322.x     Document Type: Article

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