An evaluation of the quality of epilepsy education on the Canadian World Wide Web

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 299-302

  Burneo, Jorge G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Internet; Patient education; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 30844471753     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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