Health information seeking partially mediated the association between socioeconomic status and self-rated health among Hong Kong Chinese.

<h4>Background</h4>Poor self-rated health (SRH) is socially patterned with health communication inequalities, arguably, serving as one mechanisms. This study investigated the effects of health information seeking on SRH, and its mediation effects on disparities in SRH.<h4>Methods&l...

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Main Authors: Man Ping Wang, Xin Wang, Tai Hing Lam, Kasisomayajula Viswanath, Sophia S Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24349347/pdf/?tool=EBI