The internet as a source of health information in three disparate communities

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 559-569

  Dart, Jared ^a  

^a iHealth Solutions Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TIME; TRUST; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TIME FACTORS; TRUST; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 56849090558     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080559     Document Type: Article

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