University students' online habits and their use of the internet for health information

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 402-408

  Horgan, Áine ^a   Sweeney, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Health information; Internet; Online habits; Social networking; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; IRELAND; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; IRELAND; MALE; SOCIAL NETWORKING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865715395     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NXN.0b013e3182510703     Document Type: Article

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