Evaluation of Internet use by paediatric orthopaedic outpatients and the quality of information available

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-133

  Aslam, Nadim ^a,b   Bowyer, Duncan ^a   Wainwright, Andy ^a   Theologis, Tim ^a   Benson, Michael ^a  

^a NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Compton Vectis ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clubfoot; Internet; Paediatric; Survey

Indexed keywords

CLUBFOOT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSULTATION; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HIP DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTHER; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PES EQUINOVARUS; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TENDON TRANSFER; WRITING;

EID: 14744279395     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200503000-00014     Document Type: Review

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