The quality of information on three common ENT procedures on the Internet

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 221-224

  Kulasegarah, J ^a,b   Harney, M ^a   Walsh, M ^a   Walsh, R M ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Apt 204 ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Internet; Otolaryngology; Quality of information

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MYRINGOPLASTY; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT; SURGEON; TONSILLECTOMY;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MYRINGOPLASTY; NASAL SEPTUM; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 84864283514     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-011-0787-0     Document Type: Article

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