Matrix analysis of the digital divide in ehealth services using awareness, want, and adoption gap

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Liang, Te Hsin ^a  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior process; Digital divide; EHealth; Innovation adoption process

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; TAIWAN; TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; TAIWAN; TELEMEDICINE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84860591806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1670     Document Type: Article

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