A survey of patient comprehension of readily accessible online educational material regarding plastic surgery procedures

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 436-442

  Hoppe, Ian C ^a   Ahuja, Naveen K ^b,c   Ingargiola, Michael J ^a   Granick, Mark S ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

atient education; comprehension; plastic surgery; research; understanding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST AUGMENTATION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST IMPLANTATION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINOPLASTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875531195     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090820X13480013     Document Type: Review

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