New self-care technologies and the risk of self-diagnosis through the Internet;As novas tecnologias de autocuidado e os riscos do autodiagnóstico pela Internet

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-175

  Vasconcellos Silva, Paulo Roberto ^a   Castiel, Luis David ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Access to information; Consumer health information; Consumer satisfaction; Internet; Self care

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; SYMPTOM;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE;

HUMANS; INTERNET; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE;

EID: 70350322829     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892009000800010     Document Type: Article

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