Know your market: Use of online query tools to quantify trends in patient information-seeking behavior for varicose vein treatment

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-57

  Harsha, Asheesh K ^a   Schmitt, J Eric ^a   Stavropoulos, S William ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEARCH ENGINE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VARICOSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA MINING; DEMOGRAPHY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SEASON; TIME; TRENDS; VARICOSE VEINS;

DATA MINING; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEARCH ENGINE; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 84896314857     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: 15357732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2013.09.015     Document Type: Article

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