Infonomics and breast reconstruction: Are patients using the internet?

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-250

  Losken, Albert ^a   Burke, Renee ^a   Elliott II, L Franklyn ^a   Carlson, Grant W ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast reconstruction; Infonomics; Internet; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANONYMOUS TESTING; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; E-MAIL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFONOMICS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 14044279296     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000153159.53918.d4     Document Type: Review

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