The use of the internet in data assimilation in rare diseases

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 307-312

  Bedgood, Raymond ^a,b   Sadurski, Rafal ^a,b   Schade, Robert R ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Dysmotility; Dysphagia; Esophagus; Internet; Surveys

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; DATA BASE; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MYOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RARE DISEASE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHEST PAIN; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RARE DISEASES; SELF-HELP GROUPS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33846783182     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9213-2     Document Type: Article

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