'Is my child developing normally?': A critical review of web-based resources for parents

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 893-897

  Williams, Nia ^a,b   Mughal, Sabena ^a   Blair, Mitch ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCURACY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEARCH ENGINE; WEB BROWSER;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; PARENTS;

EID: 56849132569     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03148.x     Document Type: Review

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