Online Pemphigus Information Evaluation: Quality, Reliability, Readability, and Comprehensiveness.
Aim The internet is a key resource for information on medical conditions. Such information should be clear, high-quality, and comprehensive. We aimed to evaluate the quality, reliability, readability, recency, popularity, and comprehensiveness of online pemphigus information and examine how these fa...
| Publicado en: | Turkish Journal of Dermatology / Türk Dermatoloji Dergisi Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 1 - 10 |
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Galenos Yayinevi Tic. LTD. STI
Dec2024
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