Closing the digital divide in HIV/AIDS care: development of a theory-based intervention to increase Internet access.
Advances in information technology are revolutionizing medical patient education and the Internet is becoming a major source of information for people with chronic medical conditions, including HIV/AIDS. However, many AIDS patients do not have equal access to the Internet and are therefore at an inf...
| Publicado en: | AIDS Care Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 523 - 538 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , |
| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2002
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