Perceptions of infertility information and support sources among female patients who access the Internet

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-90

  Kahlor, LeeAnn ^a   Mackert, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b School of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

doctor patient relationship; infertility; information seeking; information sources; Internet; support seeking; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57849135739     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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