Cancer prevention campaigns and internet access: Promoting health or disease?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 876-881

  Vasconcellos Silva, P R ^a   Castiel, L D ^b   Griep, R H ^b   Zanchetta, M ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DISEASE CONTROL; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; HEALTH SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; STATE ROLE; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER THERAPY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY;

BRAZIL; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; NEOPLASMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TIME FACTORS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 54749155190     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.069054     Document Type: Article

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