Sifting Through It All: Characterizing Melanoma Patients’ Utilization of the Internet as an Information Source

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 580-584

  Hamilton, Sarah Nicole ^a,b   Scali, Elena P ^a   Yu, Irene ^a   Gusnowski, Eva ^a   Ingledew, Paris Ann ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internet; Melanoma; Patient education; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941313961     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-014-0711-1     Document Type: Article

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