Patterns of Internet and smartphone use by parents of children attending a pediatric otolaryngology service

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 699-702

  Glynn, Ronan W ^a   O'Duffy, Fergal ^a   O'Dwyer, Tadhg P ^a   Colreavy, Micheal P ^a   Rowley, Helena M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

App cript; EHealth; Internet; Internet Script; MHealth; Smartphone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MOBILE PHONE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEARCH ENGINE; TELEMEDICINE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELLULAR PHONE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENTS; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876709120     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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