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Volume 15, 2010 - Issue sup3: Partners in Progress: Informing the Practice and Science of Health Communication through National Surveillance
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HEALTH COMMUNICATION

A Path Analysis on Correlates of Consumer Trust in Online Health Information: Evidence from the Health Information National Trends Survey

Yinjiao Ye Department of Communication Studies, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 200-215 | Published online: 10 Dec 2010

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