Digital divide 2.0: The role of social networking sites in seeking health information online from a longitudinal perspective

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 60-68

  Feng, Yang ^a   Xie, Wenjing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927572160     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2014.906522     Document Type: Article

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