Evaluation of the Quality and Readability of Internet-Based Health Information Related to COVID-19.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality and readability of web-based health information on COVID-19. Material and Methods: An internet search through Google search engine was done with eight search terms related to COVID-19. The first 100 websites were included in the final anal...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Caring Sciences Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 735 - 742 |
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International Journal of Caring Sciences
May-Aug2023
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