Googling children's health: Reliability of medical advice on the internet

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 580-582

  Scullard, Paul ^a   Peacock, Clare ^a   Davies, Patrick ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; CONSULTATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MASTITIS; MEASLES; MUMPS; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RUBELLA; SEARCH ENGINE; SLEEP; WEB BROWSER; CHILD; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; STANDARDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; PEDIATRICS; SEARCH ENGINE;

EID: 77955239910     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.168856     Document Type: Article

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