e-Health and health literacy: A research methodology review

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 516-528

  Mackert, Michael ^a   Champlin, Sara E ^a   Holton, Avery ^a   Munoz, Isaac I ^b   Damásio, Manuel José ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Southwest Airlines   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Health; Health measures; Health theory; Literacy

Indexed keywords

CONTENT ANALYSIS; E HEALTH; E-HEALTH APPLICATIONS; EHEALTH; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH MEASURES; HEALTH THEORY; LITERACY; RESEARCH METHOD; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES;

EHEALTH;

EID: 84898046704     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12044     Document Type: Article

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