Internet use by end-stage renal disease patients

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 328-332

  Seto, Emily ^a   Cafazzo, Joseph A ^a   Rizo, Carlos ^a   Bonert, Michael ^a   Fong, Edwin ^a   Chan, Christopher T ^a,b  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Home dialysis; Internet; Predictors of Internet use

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NIGHT; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 34250782556     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2007.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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