Health information-seeking in the digital age

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 379-386

  Percheski, Christine ^a   Hargittai, Eszter ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Information seeking; Internet; Web

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956052928     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2010.513406     Document Type: Article

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