Diabetes websites accredited by the health on the net foundation code of conduct: Readable or not?

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 95, Issue , 2003, Pages 655-660

  Kusec, Sanja ^a   Brborovic, Ognjen ^a   Schillinger, Dean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Health On the Net Foundation; Readability

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL PROBLEMS; WEBSITES;

ADULT POPULATIONS; FOUNDATION CODE; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; HIGH QUALITY; INTERNET USERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; READABILITY; READING LEVEL;

HEALTH;

EID: 20544470240     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-939-4-655     Document Type: Conference Paper

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