Variability of patient spine education by Internet search engine

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 118, Issue , 2014, Pages 59-64

  Ghobrial, George M ^a   Mehdi, Angud ^a   Maltenfort, Mitchell ^b   Sharan, Ashwini D ^a   Harrop, James S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cauda equina; Patient education; Scoliosis; Search engine; Spondylolisthesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; SCIATICA; SCOLIOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEARCH ENGINE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; SPINE DISEASE; LASER SURGERY;

CAUDA EQUINA; PATIENT EDUCATION; SCOLIOSIS; SEARCH ENGINE; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SEARCH ENGINE; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84892757081     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: 18726968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.12.013     Document Type: Article

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