A webometric analysis of online health information: Sponsorship, platform type and link structures

Online Information Review

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 209-231

  Groselj, Darja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health information; Hyperlink analysis; Platform type; Search engines; Sponsorship; Webometrics

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INFORMATIONS; HYPERLINK ANALYSIS; PLATFORM TYPE; SPONSORSHIP; WEBOMETRICS;

HEALTH; HYPERTEXT SYSTEMS; SEARCH ENGINES; WEBSITES;

COMPUTER AIDED NETWORK ANALYSIS;

EID: 84897874671     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/OIR-01-2013-0011     Document Type: Article

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