Patient use of the internet for information in a lung cancer clinic

Chest

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 452-457

  Peterson, Michael W ^a,b   Fretz, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer networks; Lung cancer; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0037331140     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.123.2.452     Document Type: Article

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