Pilot study using an Internet-based program in informed consent

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1137-1141

  Rymeski, Beth ^a,b   Marchildon, Michael ^b   Katz, Douglas A ^b   Vinocur, Charles D ^b   Dunn, Stephen P ^b   Reichard, Kirk W ^b   Cassity, Jennifer ^b   Gould, Dorothy ^b   Murphy, Stephen G ^b  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Emmi program; Informed consent; Internet; Recall; Surgical complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERNIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERNET; ORGAN INJURY; PARENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPERMATIC CORD; SURGICAL INFECTION; VAS DEFERENS; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA, INGUINAL; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE;

EID: 77953835991     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.071     Document Type: Article

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