A survey of health-related activities on second life

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Beard, Leslie ^a   Wilson, Kumanan ^b   Morra, Dante ^a   Keelan, Jennifer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral research; Health behavior; Health behavior change; Health education; Second life; Social and behavioral research; User computer interface; Virtual systems; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRAINING; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 66849104329     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1192     Document Type: Review

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