Promoting public awareness of the links between lifestyle and cancer: A controlled study of the usability of health information leaflets

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Steele, Mary ^a   Dow, Lisa ^a   Baxter, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Medical informatics applications; Pamphlets

Indexed keywords

DESIGN PROFESSIONALS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; PAMPHLETS; PUBLIC AWARENESS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; USABILITY SURVEY;

DESIGN; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

SURVEYS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEOPLASM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NEOPLASMS; PAMPHLETS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860011831     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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