Internet use among patients with psychosomatic disorders: What are the health-related demands and needs?

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1120-1126

  Teufel, Martin ^a   Schäffeler, Norbert ^a   De Zwaan, Martina ^b   Graap, Holmer ^b   Zipfel, Stephan ^a   Giel, Katrin Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

access; Internet; patients; psychosomatic; use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80053483245     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311401671     Document Type: Article

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