The Internet as a source of health-related information among Internet users in the Lodz region, Poland

• Authors: Kardas Grzegorz , Daszyńska Agnieszka , Koziarska-Rościszewska Małgorzata
• Languages of publication: EN

Keywords

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Internet; information; e-health; e-patient; on-line.

• Publisher: Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciół Medycyny Rodzinnej i Lekarzy Rodzinnych
• Journal: Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 221-224

Contributors

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Kardas Grzegorz

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Daszyńska Agnieszka

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Koziarska-Rościszewska Małgorzata

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