Internet-derived information on cleft lip and palate for families with affected children

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-80

  Antonarakis, Gregory Stylianos ^a   Kiliaridis, Stavros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cleft lip and palate; Internet derived information

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHODONTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SEARCH ENGINE;

CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; ORTHODONTICS; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 58149458276     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: 15451569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/07-206.1     Document Type: Article

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