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Article: How young people use the internet for health information. (WebWatch).
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- Medical Marketing & Media
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- February 1, 2002
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There are approximately 33 million young people ages 15-24 in the United States, and 22 million of them have used the Internet to look for health information according to a recent study conducted on behalf of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
In September 2001, International a nationally representative, random Communications Research conducted sample telephone survey for the Kaiser Family Foundation. There were 1,209 respondents ages 15-24 that completed the phone interview by the end of October. The purpose of the survey was to learn more about how young people use the Internet to access health information. The results indicate that young adults use the Internet to ...