Student reception, sources, and believability of health-related information

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 555-562

  Kwan, Matthew Yiu Wing ^a   Arbour Nicitopoulos, Kelly P ^a   Lowe, David ^a   Taman, Sara ^a   Faulkner, Guy E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

College health; Health education; Health message

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77952486331     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481003705925     Document Type: Article

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