YouTube: A good source of information on pediatric tonsillectomy?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 972-975

  Strychowsky, Julie E ^a   Nayan, Smriti ^a   Farrokhyar, Forough ^a   MacLean, Jonathan ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internet; Patient education; Pediatric; Tonsillectomy; YouTube

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; VIDEORECORDING;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TONSILLECTOMY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84877836334     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.03.023     Document Type: Article

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