Korean Americans' prescription drug information seeking and evaluation and use of different information sources

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 498-526

  Huh, Jisu ^a   Delorme, Denise E ^b   Reid, Leonard N ^c   Kim, Junga ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KOREA; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; KOREA; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877604811     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2012.743623     Document Type: Article

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