How computer literacy and socioeconomic status affect attitudes toward a Web-based cohort: Results from the NutriNet-Santé study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Pouchieu, Camille ^a   Méjean, Caroline ^a   Andreeva, Valentina A ^a   Kesse Guyot, Emmanuelle ^a   Fassier, Philippine ^a   Galan, Pilar ^a   Hercberg, Serge ^a,b   Touvier, Mathilde ^a  

^a Nutritional Epidemiology Research Team ^*  (France)

^b AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cohort study; Computer literacy; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER LITERACY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84925624335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3813     Document Type: Article

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