Medical information on the internet: A study of an electronic bulletin board

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 466-470

  Culver, Jean Deason ^a   Gerr, Fredric ^a   Frumkin, Howard ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Computer communication networks quality assurance; Internet; Medical information; Self help groups

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PAIN;

ARM; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HAND; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 0030854599     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.00084.x     Document Type: Article

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