Information on the World Wide Web-how useful is it for parents?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 305-312

  Sim, Nurain Z ^a   Kitteringham, Lara ^a   Spitz, Lewis ^a   Pierro, Agostino ^a   Kiely, Edward ^a   Drake, David ^a   Curry, Joe ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet; Parental use; Pediatrics; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33846510920     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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