A study of undue pain and surfing: Using hierarchical criteria to assess website quality

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 155-173

  Lorence, Daniel ^a   Abraham, Joanna ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domains of uncertainty; Hierarchy; Internet; Quality; Website

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; SEARCH ENGINE; STANDARDIZATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEB BROWSER;

BACK PAIN; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS;

EID: 49849104678     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081180X08092827     Document Type: Article

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