Patterns of internet use: Bariatric versus colorectal patients in a private institution

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 223-228

  Hamoui, Nahid ^a   Lake, Jeffrey ^a   Beart, Robert W ^a   Anthone, Gary J ^a   Crookes, Peter F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b 1510 San Pablo St #514 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INCOME; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERNET; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENTS; RECTUM; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242669060     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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