The quality of patient-orientated internet information on colorectal cancer

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 323-326

  Al Bahrani, Ahmed ^a   Plusa, S ^b  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Colorectal cancer; Internet; Patient orientated information; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CLASSIFICATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTESTINE CANCER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4544340801     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2004.00604.x     Document Type: Article

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