Orthopaedic Web Links (OWL): A way to find professional orthopaedic information on the Internet

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 469, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2049-2061

  Clough, J F M ^a   Veillette, C J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; WEB BROWSER;

EID: 79959544644     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-011-1875-1     Document Type: Article

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