Seeking web-based information about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Where, what, and when

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Rosenblum, Sara ^a   Yom Tov, Elad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Coping behavior; Internet; Parents; Search engine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEARCH ENGINE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; PARENTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEARCH ENGINE;

EID: 85018761152     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.6579     Document Type: Article

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