Do gynaecology outpatients use the Internet to seek health information? A questionnaire survey

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 300-304

  Neelapala, Padmaja ^a,b   Duvvi, S K ^a   Kumar, G ^a   Kumar, B N ^a  

^a ROYAL ALBERT EDWARD INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gynaecology; Internet; Outpatients; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 40449129567     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00854.x     Document Type: Article

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