Information and communication technology use among low-income pregnant and postpartum women by race and ethnicity: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Chilukuri, Nymisha ^a   West, Meredith ^a   Henderson, Janice Lynn ^a   Lawson, Shari ^a   Ehsanipoor, Robert ^a   Costigan, Kathleen ^a   Polk, Sarah ^a   Bennett, Wendy ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell phones; Health services accessibility; Health status disparities; Hispanic americans; Internet; Postpartum period; Pregnancy; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOBILE PHONE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL PHONES; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938598481     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3916     Document Type: Article

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