What cancer patients find in the internet: The visibility of evidence-based patient information - Analysis of information on German websites

Oncology Research and Treatment

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 212-218

  Liebl, Patrick ^a   Seilacher, Eckart ^a   Koester, Marie Jolin ^a   Stellamanns, Jan ^a   Zell, Joerg ^b   Hübner, Jutta ^c  

^a German Cancer Society   (Germany)

^b Interaktiv AG   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; Oncology; Patient information; Website

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGIST; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SELF HELP; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; INFORMATION SEEKING; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; SEARCH ENGINE; STANDARDS;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SEARCH ENGINE;

EID: 84929859396     PISSN: 22965270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000381739     Document Type: Article

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