To share or not to share: The role of epistemic belief in online health rumors

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 108, Issue , 2017, Pages 36-41

  Chua, Alton Y K ^a   Banerjee, Snehasish ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Epistemic belief; Health care; Information science; Online healthcare community; Rumor diffusion; Social media

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION SCIENCE;

EPISTEMIC BELIEF; EXPOSED TO; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; INTERNET USERS; ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION; ONLINE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITIES; SOCIAL MEDIA;

DECISION MAKING;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85030552198     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2017.08.010     Document Type: Article

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