The intersection of gender and place in online health activities

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1235-1255

  Goldner, Melinda ^a   Hale, Timothy M ^b   Cotten, Shelia R ^c   Stern, Michael J ^d,e   Drentea, Patricia ^b  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884591394     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2013.778364     Document Type: Article

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