Use of the Internet for health information by older adults with arthritis.
BACKGROUND: Despite the information available on the Internet and the increasing number of older adults who use the Internet, little is known about Internet use for health in-formation by elders with arthritis.PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were (1) to examine the use of computers and the Inter...
| Publicado en: | Orthopaedic Nursing Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 134 - 139 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Mar/Apr2005
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