Orthodontic extractions and the internet: Quality of online information available to the public

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Patel, Urvi ^a   Cobourne, Martyn T ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; ORTHODONTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 79551697782     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2010.07.019     Document Type: Article

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