Why do patients seek an alternative channel? the effects of unmet needs on patients' health-related internet use

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-166

  Lee, Sun Young ^a   Hawkins, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77949524344     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730903528033     Document Type: Article

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