eHealth literacy 2.0: problems and opportunities with an evolving concept

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Norman, Cameron ^a  

^a CENSE Research + Design   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumer eHealth; EHealth literacy; Measurement; Social media

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; TELEMEDICINE;

COMPUTER LITERACY; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; SOCIAL MEDIA; TELEMEDICINE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84859883961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2035     Document Type: Review

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