Open AccessAvailability and Readability of Online Patient Information on Osteosarcoma
Author(s) -
Jason A. Young,
Edward Christopher Dee,
Collin May
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jb and js open access
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2472-7245
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.oa.20.00054
Subject(s) - readability , osteosarcoma , medicine , sarcoma , world wide web , computer science , pathology , programming language
Online patient information (OPI) plays an important role in pediatric orthopaedic patient/caregiver education and decision-making. We assessed the availability and readability of OPI about osteosarcoma found at pediatric hospital and U.S. National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center (NCIDCC) websites.