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J. R. Lang, A. Collen

Evaluating Personal Health Care and Health Promotion Web Sites

Keywords: health care, health promotion, methods, web site evaluation

OBJECTIVE: An exemplary sample of web sites relevant to personal health care and health promotion was chosen and evaluated. METHODS: Both quantitative and qualitative data were converged to assess and rank the sites on nine attributes. RESULTS: The sites provided a definitive range of value and variety of presentations, health care and health promotion information, and services covering the virtual choices currently available to users of the Internet. CONCLUSION: Discussion focused on methodological approaches and issues of web site evaluation serving the public interest, health care, and health promotion.

Methods of Information in Medicine, Schattauer

Print ISSN: 0026-1270
Volume: 44, 01/2005
Pages: 328 - 333

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