Evaluation of internet websites about retinopathy of prematurity patient education

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 565-568

  Martins, E N ^a,b   Morse, Lawrence S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETINA; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK FACTOR;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION; RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY;

EID: 17644385505     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.055111     Document Type: Article

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