Use of the Internet for health information: A study of Australians and New Zealanders

Informatics for Health and Social Care

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 149-158

  Gauld, Robin ^a   Williams, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australia; Health information; Internet; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 69249098302     PISSN: 17538157     EISSN: 17538165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17538150903102448     Document Type: Article

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