Seeking health advice on the Internet in patients with health problems: A cross-sectional population study in Slovenia

Informatics for Health and Social Care

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 280-290

  Klemenc Ketis, Zalika ^a,b   Kersnik, Janko ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Illness behaviour; Internet; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; SLOVENIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; SLOVENIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84879914298     PISSN: 17538157     EISSN: 17538165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17538157.2013.764306     Document Type: Article

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