PRISM: A Planned Risk Information Seeking Model

Health Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 345-356

  Kahlor, LeeAnn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INFORMATION SERVICE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTENTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 77953089861     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410231003775172     Document Type: Article

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