The impact of inaccurate internet health information in a secondary school learning environment

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Kortum, Philip ^a   Edwards, Christine ^b   Richards Kortum, Rebecca ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Health education; Health informatics; Popular medicine; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; TEXAS; VACCINES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 52649147045     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.986     Document Type: Article

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