An assessment of the readability and quality of elective orthopaedic information on the internet

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-160

  O'Neill, Shane C ^a   Nagle, Matthew ^a   Baker, Joseph F ^a   Rowan, Fiachra E ^a   Tierney, Sean ^b   Quinlan, John F ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; PATIENT EDUCATION;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84904640992     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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