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MEDIA AND HEALTH COMMUNICATION

The Internet as a Health Information Source: Findings from the 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey and Implications for Health Communication

Susan Koch-Weser Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Ylisabyth S. Bradshaw Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Lisa Gualtieri Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Susan S. Gallagher Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pages 279-293 | Published online: 10 Dec 2010

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