Finding the best from the rest: Evaluation of the quality of patient information on the Internet

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-46

  Gilliam, Andrew D ^a   Speake, W J ^a   Scholefield, J H ^a   Beckingham, I J ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barrett's oesophagus; Colorectal adenoma; Information; Internet; Premalignant conditions

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER SCREENING; COLON ADENOMA; COLON POLYP; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT INFORMATION; PILOT STUDY; PRECANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0037225114     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588403321001435     Document Type: Article

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