[Air-L] online health information

[Dina Ralt]

People are following popular rather than accurate health information.

Based on its search engine ranking and page view statistics, the English
Wikipedia is a prominent source of online health information

compared to the other online health information providers studied.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2009, 16(4),471-479

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B7CPS-4WNB0TY-8&_u
ser=10&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F2009&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanch
or=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=c5bdedef
48e5951ad92c6b29e47c1bd4>
&_udi=B7CPS-4WNB0TY-8&_user=10&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F2009&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig
=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0
&_userid=10&md5=c5bdedef48e5951ad92c6b29e47c1bd4

This is despite the data of Wikipedia that are less complete, and that

has more errors of omission than the comparator database.

Ann Pharmacother.  2008, 42(12), 1814-1821

 <http://www.theannals.com/cgi/content/abstract/42/12/1814>
http://www.theannals.com/cgi/content/abstract/42/12/1814

 

 

Dr. Dina Ralt

The Gertner Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center

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