From have nots to watch dogs: Understanding internet health communication behaviors of online senior citizens

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 675-697

  McMillan, Sally J ^a   Avery, Elizabeth Johnson ^a   MacIas, Wendy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Online health communication; Qualitative methods; Senior citizens

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549114661     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691180802126745     Document Type: Article

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