An Evaluation of Wikipedia as a Resource for Patient Education in Nephrology

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-163

  Thomas, Garry R ^a   Eng, Lawson ^a   de Wolff, Jacob F ^b   Grover, Samir C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; BOOK; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION;

BIBLIOMETRICS; ENCYCLOPEDIAS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 84875626302     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12059     Document Type: Article

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