Older people: How do they find out about their health? A pilot study

British Journal of Community Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-39

  Hurst, Gill ^a   Wilson, Patricia ^b   Dickinson, Angela ^b  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs about ageing; Health information seeking behaviours; Information sources; Informed patient; Older people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874754935     PISSN: 14624753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2013.18.1.34     Document Type: Article

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