Polycystic ovary syndrome: Double click and right check. What do patients learn from the Internet about PCOS?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-46

  Mousiolis, Athanasios ^a   Michala, Lina ^a   Antsaklis, Aris ^a  

^a University Hospital Alexandra   (Greece)

Author keywords

Internet; Medical information quality; Polycystic ovaries syndrome (PCOS); Social media

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; BABYCENTER AU; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BUPA CO UK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HUMAN; INSULITELABS; INTERNET; LEARNING; MAYO CLINIC; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICINENET; MEDLINE; NETDOCTOR CO UK; NHS; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATIENT CO UK; PCOS SUPPORT; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOULCYSTER; VERITY PCOS UK; WEBMD; WIKIPEDIA; WOMENSHEALTH;

EID: 84862182785     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.03.028     Document Type: Article

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