“That Should Be Left to Doctors, That’s What They are There For!”—Exploring the Reflexivity and Trust of Young Adults When Seeking Health Information

Health Communication

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1076-1081

  Mendes, Álvaro ^a,b   Abreu, Liliana ^a,b,c   Vilar Correia, Maria Rui ^a,b   Borlido Santos, Júlio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; LANDSCAPE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; TRUST; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; PHYSICIAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRUST;

EID: 84980395589     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2016.1199081     Document Type: Article

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