Seeking health information and support online: Does it differ as a function of engagement in risky health behaviors? Evidence from the health information national trends survey

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Shahab, Lion ^a   Brown, Jamie ^a   Gardner, Benjamin ^a   Smith, Samuel George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health information and national trends survey (hints); Health risk behavior; Information seeking; Internet based intervention; Online support

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84914665002     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3368     Document Type: Article

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