Use of the internet as a health information resource among French young adults: Results from a nationally representative survey

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Beck, François ^a,b   Richard, Jean Baptiste ^a   Nguyen Thanh, Viet ^a   Montagni, Ilaria ^c,d   Parizot, Isabelle ^d,e   Renahy, Emilie ^f  

^a Institut National de Prévention et D'Education Pour la Santé INPES   (France)

^b EHESS Sciences   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^f ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access to information; Health communication; Information dissemination; Internet; Trust; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRUST; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902259668     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2934     Document Type: Article

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