The quality of pediatric orthopaedic information on the internet

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 474-477

  Winship, Brenton ^a   Grisell, Margaret ^b   Yang, Carolyn B ^c   Chen, Rachel X ^d   Bauer, Andrea S ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Kaiser Permanente ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical practice; Internet use; pediatric orthopaedics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLUBFOOT; HIP DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; ORTHOPEDICS; OSTEOCHONDROMA; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SYNDACTYLY; CHILD; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EVALUATION STUDY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PEDIATRICS; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; WEB BROWSER;

CHILD; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; ORTHOPEDICS; PEDIATRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WEB BROWSER;

EID: 84901490816     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000000125     Document Type: Article

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