Older adult experience of online diagnosis: Results from a scenario-based think-aloud protocol

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Luger, Tana M ^a   Houston, Thomas K ^a,b   Suls, Jerry ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age factors; Information seeking behavior; Internet

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELEMEDICINE;

AGE FACTORS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84893583757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2924     Document Type: Article

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