Role of the Internet as an information resource for surgical patients: A survey of 877 patients

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-58

  Kurup, V ^a   Considine, A ^b   Hersey, D ^a   Dai, F ^a   Senior, A ^a   Silverman, D G ^a   Dabu Bondoc, S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

information regarding anaesthesia; Internet use practices; web based resources

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 84871248516     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes326     Document Type: Article

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