Health Information on the Internet: A Study of Providers, Quality, and Users (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780865693210)

The accessibility of health information on the Internet has revolutionized access to clinical information for health practitioners and patients. This access to information has the potential to make a major contribution to health care. However, the effective use of this accessibility depends on an understanding of all the issues involved, from the underlying technologies and economic pressures, to questions of how best to manage quality and privacy, how people seek and use information, and what the barriers to its use are. Cullen's book also examines the extent of health information on the Internet, the providers of websites and their content, and outlines the nature of the paradigm shift affecting knowledge in the health sector.

Author: Rowena Cullen
ISBN-10: 0865693218
ISBN-13: 9780865693210
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2005
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.36h x 6.44w x 1.03d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2006 pg. 1856