Cancer Survivors' Use of numerous information sources for cancer-related information: Does more matter?

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 488-496

  Blanch Hartigan, Danielle ^a   Blake, Kelly D ^b   Viswanath, Kasisomayajula ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Behavioral Research Program   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer survivors; Health information seeking behavior; Numerous source seekers; Patient provider communication

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR; UTILIZATION;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROGNOSIS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84906069209     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-014-0642-x     Document Type: Article

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