Using the internet for information about breast cancer: A questionnaire-based study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 413-417

  Littlechild, Sophie Anna ^a   Barr, Lester ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Ethnic minorities; Health inequalities; Internet use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNET; INTERNET USE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BREAST CANCER; ETHNIC MINORITIES; HEALTH INEQUALITIES; INTERNET USE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882251525     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.06.018     Document Type: Article

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