Veteran internet use and engagement with health information online

Military Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 394-400

  Houston, Thomas K ^a,b   Volkman, Julie E ^a   Feng, Hua ^a,b   Nazi, Kim M ^c   Shimada, Stephanie L ^a,d   Fox, Susannah ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Pew Internet and American Life Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VETERAN; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875800588     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00377     Document Type: Article

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