Online health research is widespread, but few check the source and date

MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Fox, Susannah ^a  

^a Pew Internet and American Life Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL; TELEPHONE; HEALTH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RESEARCH; STANDARD; TIME;

DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RESEARCH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847005112     PISSN: 15310132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

References (5)

1. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Online Health Search 2006. October 29, 2006; page 1. Available at: http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/ r/190/190/report_display.asp Accessed January 8, 2007.
2. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Online Health Search 2006. October 29, 2006; page 11. Available at: http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/ r/190/report_display.asp Accessed January 8, 2007.
3. US Department of Health and Human Services. Estimating the proportion of health-related websites disclosing information that can be used to assess their quality. May 30, 2006. Available at: http://www.health.gov/ communication/healthypeople/obj1104/default.htm Accessed January 8, 2007.
4. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Online Health Search 2006. October 29, 2006; page 13. Available at: http://www.pewinternet.org/ PPF/r/190/report_display.asp Accessed January 8, 2007.
5. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Online Health Search 2006. October 29, 2006; page 9. Available at: http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/ r/190/report_display.asp Accessed January 8, 2007.