Published criteria for evaluating health related web sites: Review

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7184, 1999, Pages 647-649

  Kim, Paul ^a   Eng, Thomas R ^a   Deering, Mary Jo ^a   Maxfield, Andrew ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b Centers for Dis Contr and P   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033528457     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7184.647     Document Type: Article

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