Attitudes of Iranian patients with skin problems towards using the Internet as a medical resource

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 535-537

  Zargari, Omid ^a,b   Kimyai Asadi, Arash ^a,b,c  

^a GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b DERMSURGERY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; IRAN; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 33646184386     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02551.x     Document Type: Article

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