How the internet is accessed by and influences surgical patient's decision making

Alexander Manobianco^{1

2}, Sebastian Seah¹, Andrew Fraval¹, Phong Tran^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Melbourne Clinical School, The University of Notre Dame, Werribee, Victoria, Australia.
³ Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Alexander Manobianco et al. ANZ J Surg. 2023 Sep.

. 2023 Sep;93(9):2054-2055.

doi: 10.1111/ans.18554. Epub 2023 Jun 2.

Alexander Manobianco^{1

2}, Sebastian Seah¹, Andrew Fraval¹, Phong Tran^{1

3}

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Melbourne Clinical School, The University of Notre Dame, Werribee, Victoria, Australia.
³ Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS), The University of Melbourne and Western Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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