Disparities in health-related internet use by US veterans: Results from a national survey

Informatics in Primary Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-68

  McInnes, D Keith ^a,b,c   Gifford, Allen L ^a,c   Kazis, Lewis E ^a,d   Wagner, Todd H ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Health Services Department (T 3W)   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Health information; Internet; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 77951813026     PISSN: 14760320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14236/jhi.v18i1.754     Document Type: Article

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