Trust in the internet as a health resource among older adults: Analysis of data from a nationally representative survey

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Zulman, Donna M ^a,b,c   Kirch, Matthias ^a   Zheng, Kai ^a   An, Lawrence C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Older adults; Online health information; Trust

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRUST;

AGED; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRUST;

EID: 79953112049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1552     Document Type: Article

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