Patient information about general anaesthesia on the internet

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 408-415

  Tallgren, Minna ^a   Backlund M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT INFORMATION; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ANESTHESIOLOGY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; STANDARD;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; LANGUAGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 64149107565     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05813.x     Document Type: Article

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