Patient Perceptions and Current Trends in Internet Use by Orthopedic Outpatients
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Internet use by orthopaedic outpatients - current trends and practices.
BACKGROUND The e-patient revolution increasingly enables patients to self diagnose and self educate, influencing decisions affecting their health. This poses a challenge for both patients and health care professionals due to the highly variable and often poor quality information available on the internet. AIMS This study aims to measure the current internet usage in patients attending outpati...
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عنوان ژورنال: HSS Journal ®
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1556-3316,1556-3324
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-017-9568-2