International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 44, Issue 7 , Pages 1270-1278 , September 2007

Reducing disparities in the access and use of Internet health information. A discussion paper

Received 19 September 2005 ,Revised 9 May 2006 ,Accepted 21 May 2006.

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PII: S0020-7489(06)00160-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.05.007

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 44, Issue 7 , Pages 1270-1278 , September 2007

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