The times they are a changin' - The Internet and how it affects daily practice in nephrology

NDT Plus

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 273-277

  Chiu, Diana ^a   Ande, Praveen ^a   Coward, Robert A ^a   Woywodt, Alexander ^a  

^a LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communication; Internet; nephrology; patient information

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERNET; INTERNET PROTOCOL; MEDICAL RECORD; NEPHROLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

EID: 77955948003     PISSN: 17530784     EISSN: 17530792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfp041     Document Type: Review

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