International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 8-28 , January 2006

Influences, usage, and outcomes of Internet health information searching: Multivariate results from the Pew surveys

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.07.032

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 8-28 , January 2006

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