Prevalence of internet usage and access to health information among dental school outpatients

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 444-448

  Aydin, Ulkem ^a   Ozturk, Mustafa ^b   Kirbiyik, Sema ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; HEALTH CARE; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; USER INTERFACES;

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; DENTAL INFORMATION; HEALTH RELATED INFORMATIONS; ONLINE INFORMATIONS;

INFORMATION USE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTISTRY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 13444251631     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2004.10.444     Document Type: Article

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