The roles of regulatory focus and medical recommendation avatars' trustworthiness in virtual environment-based E-health

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 461-466

  Jin, Seung A Annie ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; TELEMEDICINE; TRUST;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; TELEMEDICINE; TRUST; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77955916523     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0291     Document Type: Article

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