Health information on the Internet

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-11

  Fleming, Jason ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ACCURACY; CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MARKETING; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LUNG CANCER; MARKETING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDLINE; NOMENCLATURE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVACY; RELIABILITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0037362313     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642400312300109     Document Type: Review

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