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. 2022 Jul-Aug;97(4):528-531.
doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2020.12.015. Epub 2022 Jun 4.

Using the internet to obtain dermatological information on patients from the public health network: a cross-sectional study

Bianca Latance da Cruz  1 , Arthur Cesar Dos Santos Minato  1 , Ioana Bittencourt Mourão  1 , Dayane Neres Pereira  1 , Miguel Huckembeck de Oliveira  1 , Juliano Vilaverde Schmitt  2
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Using the internet to obtain dermatological information on patients from the public health network: a cross-sectional study

Bianca Latance da Cruz et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2022 Jul-Aug.
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Association patterns between search reasons.
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Association patterns between search sources.
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