Internet use in rheumatology outpatients in 2006: Gender less important

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-21

  Richter, Jutta G ^a   Becker, Arnd ^b   Koch, Tobias ^a   Nixdorf, Mirco ^a   Schacher, Ben ^c   Monser, Robert ^d   Specker, Christof ^e   Alten, Rieke ^c   Schneider, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Offenburg   (Germany)

^c Schlosspark Klinik   (Germany)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e Eye Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

E communication; Gender; Internet; Medical websites; Patients; Rheumatology; World wide web

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOCIAL STATUS; SPONDYLITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 63049100457     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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