Measuring use of health-related support on the internet: Development of the Health Online Support Questionnaire (HOSQ)

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Mattsson, Susanne ^a   Olsson, Erik Martin Gustaf ^a   Alfonsson, Sven ^a   Johansson, Birgitta ^a,b   Carlsson, Maria ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Internet; Oncology; Questionnaires; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84948973903     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4425     Document Type: Article

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