Labeling and filtering of medical information on the Internet

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 80-88

  Eysenbach, Gunther ^a   Diepgen, T L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computer Communication Networks; Information Services; Public Health; Quality Control; Standards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

EID: 0032983867     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634181     Document Type: Article

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