Examining the Correlates of Online Health Information–Seeking Behavior Among Men Compared With Women

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 1358-1367

  Nikoloudakis, Irene A ^a   Vandelanotte, Corneel ^b   Rebar, Amanda L ^b   Schoeppe, Stephanie ^b   Alley, Stephanie ^b   Duncan, Mitch J ^c   Short, Camille E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

correlates; gender; health information seeking; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL MEDIA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85041317864     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988316650625     Document Type: Article

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