Methods for quality assessment of health information on the Internet.

Internet popularization is a contributing factor for the equity in health information dissemination. Ethical issues related to the quality of information are emerging into this new arena. This paper aims to present available methods for assessing health information published on the Internet. Attribu...

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Publicado en:Acta Paulista de Enfermagem Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 84 - 92
Autor principal: Marques IR
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem 2003 Jan-Mar
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          Health Information
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          World Wide Web
          Quality Assessment
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      ab: Internet popularization is a contributing factor for the equity in health information dissemination. Ethical issues related to the quality of information are emerging into this new arena. This paper aims to present available methods for assessing health information published on the Internet. Attributing methods include the application of ethical codes during Web site conceptual modeling and development phases. Rating methods include computer programs used for filtering and labeling health-related Web site content. Electronic experts panel and self-assessment by the user are other approaches discussed as measures to assess the quality of health information available on the Internet. This abstract was translated into English by the publisher or author.
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