Aims and objectives To determine the use of the Internet by patients attending a range of
dental clinics to search for information regarding dental procedures, and also to investigate …

Background As the use of the Internet increases, it is important to gain insight into how it is
used by patients to obtain health‐related information. Objectives We aimed to explore the …

Abstract Background The Internet is a rich source of medical information and the general
opinion among doctors is that the number of patients attending clinics with information from …

Background and aims There are scanty data on functional bowel disorder (FBD) patterns in
Iran. This first-time study tried to provide preliminary data on relative distribution of different …

BACKGROUND: The Internet is becoming an increasingly common source of health
information for patients. OBJECTIVE: To examine the quality of gastrointestinal disease‐and …

Objectives Increased demand for gastroenterology services has resulted in growing
waitlists, with patients at risk of exceeding clinically recommended wait-times. Given limited …

An exchange of electronic health resources among users from different communities of
practice that is mediated by boundary objects is made more meaningful and interoperable …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to gain knowledge about the status and
characteristics of the current web citations in published articles by Iranian researchers in the …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To study the use patterns of a Persian web-based patient
education system for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in Iran. METHODS: A web …

ABSTRACT Background/Aims: The purpose of this study is to understand how outpatients
awaiting initial gastroenterology consultation seek medical information on the Internet and …