For health info, women often turn to the Web
HealthDay/Forbes.com, September 4, 2007
Women are more likely than men to use the Internet when looking for health information, according to researchers at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI, who analyzed four years of U.S. national survey data. Healthcare is one of the few areas where women use the Internet more than men, according to the researchers.
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