Where Do U.S. adults who do not use the internet get health information? Examining digital health information disparities from 2008 to 2013

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 118-124

  Massey, Philip M ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955182227     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2015.1058444     Document Type: Article

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