Young adults' experiences of seeking online information about diabetes and mental health in the age of social media

Health Expectations

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1324-1335

  Fergie, Gillian ^a   Hilton, Shona ^a   Hunt, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

common mental health disorders; diabetes; health information; Internet; social media

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949644193     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12430     Document Type: Article

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