Use and perceived credibility of medication information sources for patients with a rare illness: Differences by gender

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 629-642

  Carpenter, Delesha M ^a   Devellis, Robert F ^b   Hogan, Susan L ^a   Fisher, Edwin B ^b   Devellis, Brenda M ^b   Jordan, Joanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RARE DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VASCULITIS;

DECISION MAKING; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RARE DISEASES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VASCULITIS;

EID: 79960701631     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.551995     Document Type: Article

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