# Characteristics of online and offline health information seekers and factors that discriminate between them

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/characteristics-of-online-and-offline-health-information-seekers-and-factors/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Shelia R. Cotten,Sipi S Gupta |
| Citations | 860 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.02.020 |
| Fields | Health Professions,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2015851252 |
| PMID | 15312915 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2004 |

## Paper authors

- [Shelia R. Cotten](https://scholariq.org/researchers/shelia-r-cotten/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Health Literacy and Information Accessibility](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-literacy-and-information-accessibility/)

## Paper topics

- [Health Literacy and Information Accessibility](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-literacy-and-information-accessibility/)
- [Social Media in Health Education](https://scholariq.org/topics/social-media-in-health-education/)
- [Mobile Health and mHealth Applications](https://scholariq.org/topics/mobile-health-and-mhealth-applications/)

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