The accuracy of Internet search engines to predict diagnoses from symptoms can be assessed with a validated scoring system

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 131-139

  Shenker, Bennett S ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Internet; Search engine

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT VALIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FUTURE INTERNET; INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE; KRUSKAL-WALLIS TESTS; PAIR-WISE COMPARISON; SCORING SYSTEMS; TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY;

DIAGNOSIS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; WEBSITES;

SEARCH ENGINES;

ARTICLE; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE SCORE; FACE VALIDITY; INTERNET; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEARCH ENGINE; SYMPTOM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

DIAGNOSIS; INTERNET; SEARCH ENGINE;

DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INTERNET; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEARCH ENGINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84891836364     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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