Health literacy and online health discussions of North American black women

Women and Health

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 71-90

  Donelle, L ^a   Hoffman Goetz, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

African American; Black Canadian; Computer mediated interaction; Health literacy; Health promotion; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER LITERACY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 55249113400     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630240802100689     Document Type: Article

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