Functional health literacy and cancer care conversations in online forums for retired persons

Informatics for Health and Social Care

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-72

  Donelle, L ^a   Hoffman Goetz, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Experiential health care; Health literacy; Information seeking; Virtual community care

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PENSIONER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; SELF HELP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEOPLASMS; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 67049114710     PISSN: 17538157     EISSN: 17538165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17538150902779535     Document Type: Article

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