The influence of quality criteria on parents' evaluation of medical web-pages: An Italian randomised trial

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 399-406

  Currò, Vincenzo ^a   Buonuomo, Paola Sabrina ^a   Zambiano, Annaluce ^a   Vituzzi, Andrea ^b   Onesimo, Roberta ^a   D'Atri, Alessandro ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Information; Parents; Web quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 36549090485     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-2007-15602     Document Type: Article

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