Digital inequalities of family life information seeking and family well-being among Chinese adults in Hong Kong: A population survey

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2014, Pages e227-

  Wang, Man Ping ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Viswanath, Kasisomayajula ^b,c   Wan, Alice ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Chan, Sophia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family health; Information seeking behavior; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910124718     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3386     Document Type: Article

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