The public and the Internet: Multifaceted drives for seeking health information

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-156

  Boot, Cécile R L ^a   Meijman, Frans J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

consumer health information; health information needs; information seeking; infotainment; motive; public health informatics

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MOTIVATION; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MOTIVATION;

EID: 77953888013     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458210364786     Document Type: Article

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