Familiarity with the internet and health apps, and specific topic needs are amongst the factors that influence how online health information is used for health decisions amongst adolescents.
Background: Many adolescents believe that online health information is reliable, particularly when they are familiar with the source of information. Objective: To analyse the degree of influence of online health information on high school students' health decisions and examine whether socio‐demograp...
| Publicado en: | Health Information & Libraries Journal Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 283 - 298 |
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| Formato: | questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2024
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