Patients' use of the Internet for health related matters: A study of Internet usage in 2000 and 2006

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-181

  Trotter, Matthew I ^a   Morgan, David W ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital; Internet; Patient information; Questionnaire; Study

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 49849105423     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081180X08092828     Document Type: Article

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