The Internet, Health Information, and Managing Health: An Examination of Boomers and Seniors

International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI)

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 20-38

  Reddick, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer decision making; elderly; health information; health outcomes; Internet

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001837300     PISSN: 15553396     EISSN: 1555340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jhisi.2006040102     Document Type: Article

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