E-health use in african american internet users: Can new tools address old disparities?

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 163-169

  Chisolm, Deena J ^a,b   Sarkar, Madhurima ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; e health; Internet use

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHRONIC CONDITIONS; COLLEGE EDUCATION; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; INTERNET USE; MINORITY GROUPS; ON-LINE INFORMATION; TRACKING BEHAVIOR;

EHEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924800613     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2014.0107     Document Type: Article

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