More than search? Informational and participatory eHealth behaviors

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 103-109

  Chen, Wenhong ^a   Lee, Kye Hyoung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

eHealth literacy; Facebook; Health 2.0; Informational eHealth behaviors; Online health information search; Participatory eHealth behaviors

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE STUDENTS; EHEALTH; FACEBOOK; HEALTH 2.0; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; USER CHARACTERISTICS;

INTERNET; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); STUDENTS;

HEALTH;

EID: 84883296410     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.07.028     Document Type: Article

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