Use of the internet and E-mail for medical advice and information by parents of a university pediatric faculty practice

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 557-560

  Baraff, Larry J ^a   Wall, Stephen P ^a   Lee, Thomas J ^a   Guzy, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0038154077     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280304200612     Document Type: Article

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