Internet use in the bariatric surgery patient population

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1144-1147

  Madan, Atul K ^a,b   Tichansky, David S ^a,b   Speck, Karen E ^a   Turman, Kimberly A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Computers; Education; Internet; Morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 25844480516     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/0960892055002310     Document Type: Review

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