Has the internet overtaken other traditional sources of health information? Questionnaire survey of patients attending ENT outpatient clinics

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 526-528

  Rokade, A ^a   Kapoor, P K D ^b   Rao, S ^b   Rokade, V ^b   Reddy, K T V ^a   Kumar, B Nirmal ^b  

^a WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ALBERT EDWARD INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practitioner; Health information; Internet; NHS Direct helpline

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036933196     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2002.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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