Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 305-312 , February 2007

Information on the World Wide Web—how useful is it for parents?

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 Presented at the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons 53rd Annual International Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, July 18-22, 2006.

PII: S0022-3468(06)00760-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.10.003

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 305-312 , February 2007

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