Internet and social media for health-related information and communication in health care: Preferences of the Dutch general population

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Van De Belt, Tom H ^a   Engelen, Lucien J L P G ^a   Berben, Sivera A A ^a   Teerenstra, Steven ^a   Samsom, Melvin ^a   Schoonhoven, Lisette ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer health information; Empowerment; Health 2.0; Patient participation; Social media

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH 2.0; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH 2.0; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL MEDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887978714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2607     Document Type: Article

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