Assessment of the quality and content of information on anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on the internet

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1095-1100

  Bruce Brand, Robert A ^a   Baker, Joseph F ^a   Byrne, Damien P ^b   Hogan, Niall A ^a   McCarthy, Tom ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Orthopaedic Research and Innovation Foundation ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; DISCERN SCORE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; JAM BENCHMARK SCORE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEARCH ENGINE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEB BROWSER;

EID: 84878874760     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: 15263231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2013.02.007     Document Type: Review

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