Analysis of reference sources used in drug-related Wikipedia articles

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 140-144

  Koppen, Laura ^a   Phillips, Jennifer ^a   Papageorgiou, Renee ^a  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Databases; Factual; Information dissemination methods; Internet; Wikipedia

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRICS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DRUG INTERACTION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT SAFETY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT SAFETY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84939153657     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.103.3.007     Document Type: Article

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