Characterizing the processes for navigating internet health information using real-time observations: A mixed-methods approach

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Perez, Susan L ^a,b   Paterniti, Debora A ^a,c,d   Wilson, Machelle ^c   Bell, Robert A ^c,d   Chan, Man Shan ^a   Villareal, Chloe C ^d   Nguyen, Hien Huy ^c,d   Kravitz, Richard L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual processing; Health information; Information seeking; Internet search

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938558656     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3945     Document Type: Article

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