Perceived Internet health literacy of HIV-positive people through the provision of a computer and Internet health education intervention

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 295-303

  Robinson, Christie ^a   Graham, Joy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER LITERACY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 78149479253     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2010.00898.x     Document Type: Article

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