Readability of ASPS and ASAPS educational web sites: An analysis of consumer impact

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1271-1278

  Aliu, Oluseyi ^b   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PLASTIC SURGERY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951046544     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181d0ab9e     Document Type: Article

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