Internet Resources of Consumer Health Information Studies
Resource
Journal of Library and Information Studies, 2(2), pp.57-85
Journal
圖書資訊學刊
Journal Volume
2
Journal Issue
2
Pages
57-85
Date Issued
2004-09
Date
2004-09
Author(s)
Chou, Yu-Tzuon
Lin, Chine-Yu
Abstract
Health and medical care has always been an important issue. Recently, there has been a rapid increase in consumer health awareness. Therefore, Consumer Health Information has been vastly emphasized, which results in the development of associated websites. According to an investigation in Taiwan, there are 1,820 different health and medical related websites in 2002. However, due to the lack of regulations, some of these websites’ information contents may be faulty and may confuse users or potentially be harmful. The purpose of this article is to advise consumers how to differentiate between correct and incorrect information in the Health Information websites. The present study analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of some Taiwan’s consumer health websites by comparing their structures, contents and other information with those provided by "the Top Ten Most Useful Health Information Websites" of the USA.
Subjects
Consumer Health Information
Internet Resources
Consumer Health Information Website
Website Evaluation
Publisher
Department of Library and Information Science, National Taiwan University
Type
journal article
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