YouTube as a source of patient information for varicose vein treatment options

Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 238-243

  Kwok, Trevor M Y ^a   Singla, Animesh A ^a,b   Phang, Kevin ^a,b   Lau, Annie Y S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VARICOSIS; VIDEORECORDING; WEB BROWSER; YOUTUBE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL MEDIA; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL BIAS;

BIAS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL MEDIA; VARICOSE VEINS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 85007583391     PISSN: 2213333X     EISSN: 22133348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2016.10.078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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