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. 2008 Sep;101(9):447-53.
doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2008.080149.

Health information for patients: time to look beyond patient information leaflets

Anthea Colledge  1 , Josip Car, Ailsa Donnelly, Azeem Majeed
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Health information for patients: time to look beyond patient information leaflets

Anthea Colledge et al. J R Soc Med. 2008 Sep.
No abstract available

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MedlinePlus information prescription Source: United State National Network of Libraries of Medicine
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Percentage of UK households with selected new technologies, 1998–2006 Source: Focus on the Digital Age, National Statistics website: www.statistics.gov.uk
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Household internet access in selected European countries, 2006 Source: Eurostat 2007: http://www.ec.europa.eu/eurostat
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Comment in

  • The magic of medicine.
    Abbasi K. Abbasi K. J R Soc Med. 2008 Sep;101(9):431. doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2008/08k017. J R Soc Med. 2008. PMID: 18779237 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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