How good is Google? the quality of otolaryngology information on the internet

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 462-465

  Pusz, Max D ^a   Brietzke, Scott E ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Google; Internet; quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EAR INFECTION; HEALTH CARE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TINNITUS; TONSILLITIS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SEARCH ENGINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870473595     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599812447733     Document Type: Article

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