What is the quality of information about bariatric surgery on the internet?

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1455-1459

  Makar, B ^a   Quilliot, D ^a   Zarnegar, R ^b   Levan, T ^a   Ayav, A ^a   Bresler, L ^a   Boissel, P ^a   Brunaud, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to information; Bariatric surgery; Internet; Laparoscopy; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OBESITY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT SCHEDULING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEARCH ENGINE; SURGICAL APPROACH;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET;

EID: 53849111218     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9507-x     Document Type: Article

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