Accuracy and completeness of drug information in wikipedia: An assessment

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 310-313

  Kupferberg, Natalie ^a   Protus, Bridget McCrate ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OHIO; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS;

EID: 80054956672     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.99.4.010     Document Type: Article

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