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From: Characterizing internet health information seeking strategies by socioeconomic status: a mixed methods approach

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Information processing strategies based on Internet searching by lower-SES and higher-SES. We examined the relationship between socioeconomic status and type of information processing strategy (intuitive vs. deliberative). Those who use intuitive processing are likely to activate a number of potential biases and heuristics, while those who process information using a deliberative approach are more methodical in their evaluation of information presented

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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

ISSN: 1472-6947

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