Avoiding health information

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 212-229

  Barbour, Joshua B ^a   Rintamaki, Lance S ^b   Ramsey, Jason A ^c   Brashers, Dale E ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; UNCERTAINTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858167439     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.585691     Document Type: Article

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