Everyday health and the internet: A mediated health perspective on health information seeking

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 673-687

  Kivits, Joëlle ^a  

^a Societe Francaise de Sante Publique   (France)

Author keywords

Everyday health; Information seeking; Internet; Mediated health; Reflexivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE;

EID: 68749105061     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2008.01153.x     Document Type: Article

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