Analysis of Cases of Harm Associated With Use of Health Information on the Internet
JAMAPublished 5 June 2002
Anthony Crocco
Citations270
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score5.35
SNIP10.71
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Despite the popularity of publications warning of the potential harm associated with using health information from the Internet, a systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature found few reported cases of harm.
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Despite the popularity of publications warning of the potential harm associated with using health information from the Internet, our search found few reported cases of harm. This may be due to an actual low risk for harm associated with the use of information available on the Internet, to underreporting of cases, or to bias.
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