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Published on in Vol 19, No 4 (2017): April

Gender-Specific Determinants and Patterns of Online Health Information Seeking: Results From a Representative German Health Survey

Gender-Specific Determinants and Patterns of Online Health Information Seeking: Results From a Representative German Health Survey

Gender-Specific Determinants and Patterns of Online Health Information Seeking: Results From a Representative German Health Survey

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Eva Baumann1 Author Orcid Image ;   Fabian Czerwinski1 Author Orcid Image ;   Doreen Reifegerste1 Author Orcid Image
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