How College Students Search the Internet for Weight Control and Weight Management Information: An Observational Study.
Background:Few studies have attempted to examine how young adults search for health information on the Internet, especially information related to weight control and weight management.Purpose:The purpose of this study was to determine search strategies that college students used for finding informat...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Health Education Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 231 - 241 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul-Aug2015
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