Information needs and information-seeking preferences of ALS patients and their carers

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Volumn 15, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 505-512

  Abdulla, Susanne ^a,b,c   Vielhaber, Stefan ^a,c   Machts, Judith ^c   Heinze, Hans Jochen ^a,c,d   Dengler, Reinhard ^b   Petri, Susanne ^b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c GERMAN CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES DZNE   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR NEUROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Caregivers; Information needs; Information seeking; Internet search; Patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SYMPTOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84914700661     PISSN: 21678421     EISSN: 21679223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/21678421.2014.932385     Document Type: Article

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