Conceptual framework for a new tool for evaluating the quality of diabetesconsumer-information web sites

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 124-135

  Seidman, Joshua J ^a   Steinwachs, Donald ^b   Rubin, Haya R ^c  

^a Healthwise Inc   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Guidelines; Information management standards; Internet standards; Medical informatics standards; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONSUMER; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 3142653608     PISSN: 14388871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.5.4.e29     Document Type: Article

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