Accuracy and reliability of internet resources for information on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 218-225

  Fisher, Jolene H ^a   O'Connor, Darragh ^b   Flexman, Alana M ^b   Shapera, Shane ^a   Ryerson, Christopher J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Interstitial lung disease; Online; Pulmonary fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; NINTEDANIB; OXYGEN; PIRFENIDONE;

ACCURACY; ANTI ACID THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG THERAPY; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTERNET; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; RELIABILITY; SEARCH ENGINE; SHARED DECISION MAKING; IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS; INTERNET; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84988968024     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201512-2393OC     Document Type: Article

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