Use of the Internet by parents of paediatric patients

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 528-532

  Wainstein, Brynn K ^a   Sterling Levis, Katy ^a   Baker, Sally A ^a,b   Taitz, Jonathan ^a   Brydon, Michael ^a  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inpatient; Internet; Medical informatics computing; Outpatient; Physician patient relation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33747432217     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00916.x     Document Type: Article

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