The quality of internet information on depression for lay people

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 170-173

  Ferreira Lay, Phil ^a   Miller, Steve ^b  

^a SOUTH WEST LONDON AND ST GEORGE'S MENTAL HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b SPRINGFIELD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANK SUM TEST; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 43849105722     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.016188     Document Type: Article

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