Internet use by dermatology outpatients to search for health information

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-299

  AlGhamdi, Khalid M ^a   Almohedib, Mohammed A ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951868502     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04705.x     Document Type: Article

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