Online trust and health information websites

International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 92-115

  Corritore, Cynthia L ^a   Wiedenbeck, Susan ^b   Kracher, Beverly ^a   Marble, Robert P ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Online health care; Online trust; Perception of trust; Trust; Trust and health; Well health; Well health information

Indexed keywords

EASE-OF-USE; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; ONLINE TRUST; STATISTICAL RELIABILITY; SURVEY INSTRUMENTS; TRUST; USERS' PERCEPTION; WEBSITE CREDIBILITY;

HEALTH CARE; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEYS;

WEBSITES;

EID: 84870270472     PISSN: 15483908     EISSN: 15483916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jthi.2012100106     Document Type: Article

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