Use of online health information resources by American Indians and Alaska natives

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 820-835

  Geana, Mugur V ^a   Daley, Christine Makosky ^b   Nazir, Niaman ^b   Cully, Lance ^b   Etheridge, Jesse ^b   Bledowski, Caroline ^a   Choi, Won S ^b   Greiner, K Allen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ALASKA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864862432     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.650831     Document Type: Article

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