Does the internet displace health professionals?

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 450-464

  Lee, Chul Joo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48249090057     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730802198839     Document Type: Article

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