Internet use among head and neck cancer survivors in the North West of England

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 208-214

  Rogers, Simon N ^a,b   Rozek, Aleksandra ^c   Aleyaasin, Narges ^c   Promod, Prakash ^d   Lowe, Derek ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Internet; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COUNSELING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84859446084     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: 15321940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2011.03.264     Document Type: Article

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