Googling self-injury the state of health information obtained through online searches for self-injury

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 443-449

  Lewis, Stephen P ^a   Mahdy, Jasmine C ^a   Michal, Natalie J ^a   Arbuthnott, Alexis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTOMUTILATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONSUICIDAL SELF INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEARCH ENGINE; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; RESEARCH; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900402669     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.187     Document Type: Article

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