Online physical activity information: Will typical users find quality information?

Health Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-175

  Bonnar Kidd, Kelly K ^a   Black, David R ^b   Mattson, Marifran ^b   Coster, Dan ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT POTSDAM   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SPORTS MEDICINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BENCHMARKING; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549083512     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230802676763     Document Type: Article

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