Is seeking health information online different from seeking general information online?

Journal of Information Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 228-241

  Kim, Yong Mi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer skills; digital divide; general information seeking; health literacy; income; online health information seeking; patients; social media

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION USE; INTERNET; MEDICAL COMPUTING;

COMPUTER SKILL; DIGITAL DIVIDE; GENERAL INFORMATION; HEALTH LITERACY; INCOME; ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION; PATIENTS; SOCIAL MEDIA;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84924801729     PISSN: 01655515     EISSN: 17416485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165551514561669     Document Type: Article

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