Sources of information and factual knowledge in Europeans with inflammatory bowel diseases: A cross-cultural comparison between German and Irish patients

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Blumenstein, Irina ^a   McDermott, Edel ^b   Keegan, Denise ^b   Byrne, Kathryn ^b   Ellison, Martha ^b   Doherty, Glen ^b   Schröder, Oliver ^a   Mulcahy, Hugh ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; ; Health related quality of life; Inflammatory bowel disease; ; Patient knowledge; ; Ulcerative colitis;

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERNET; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CROHN'S DISEASE;; HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE;; PATIENT KNOWLEDGE;; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;;

AGE FACTORS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; IRELAND; MALE; NEWSPAPERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84881545037     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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