Good-quality medical advice on the internet

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 47, Issue JAN., 2001, Pages 56-57

  Nahas, Richard ^a   Evans, Michael F ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COUGHING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

CHILD; COUGH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0035227756     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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