Improving the transparency of health information found on the internet through the honcode: A comparative study

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 169, Issue , 2011, Pages 654-658

  Laversin, Sabine ^a   Baujard, Vincent ^b   Gaudinat, Arnaud ^b   Simonet, Maria Ana ^b   Boyer, Célia ^a,b  

^a Ancien Délégué Général de la Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée   (France)

^b Health on the Net Foundation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Certification; HONcode; Quality criteria; Transparency; Trustworthiness

Indexed keywords

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; TRANSPARENCY;

CERTIFICATION; CERTIFICATION PROCESS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; HONCODE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; QUALITY CRITERIA; TRUSTWORTHINESS;

WEBSITES;

EID: 83055179504     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-806-9-654     Document Type: Conference Paper

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