Seeking health information online: Association with young australian women's physical, mental, and reproductive health

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Rowlands, Ingrid Jean ^a   Loxton, Deborah ^a   Dobson, Annette ^b   Mishra, Gita Devi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health Status; Information Seeking Behavior; Internet; Mental Health; Women's Health; Young Adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930338428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4048     Document Type: Article

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