Is internet information adequate to facilitate surgical decision-making in familial adenomatous polyposis?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2135-2141

  Neuman, Heather B ^a,b   Cabral, Cynthia ^b   Charlson, Mary E ^b   Temple, Larissa K ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support; Familial adenomatous polyposis; Information; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; FERTILITY; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SEXUAL FUNCTION;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INTERNET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 37249045582     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9036-z     Document Type: Article

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