An Examination of Online Health Information Seeking by Deaf People

Health Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-204

  Karras, Elizabeth ^a   Rintamaki, Lance S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 84857096672     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2011.575539     Document Type: Article

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