The reliability of national videos related to the kidney stones on YouTube

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Serinken M., Eken C., ERDEMİR F., Elicabuk H., Baser A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, vol.42, no.1, pp.7-15, 2016 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tud.2016.29567
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.7-15
  • Keywords: Education, internet, kidney stone, nephrolithiasis, YouTube, CIRCUMCISION, COMPLICATION
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Kidney stones are one of the most common disorders of the urinary tract. With increasing awareness, a larger proportion of patients are seeking medical knowledge from the Internet. In present study, the features, reliability and efficacy of videos on YouTube related to the treatment of kidney stones were evaluated.