Meeting the information needs of Australian men with prostate cancer by way of the internet

Urology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1198-1203

  Pinnock, Carole B ^a   Jones, Craig ^b  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0037940211     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00016-5     Document Type: Article

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