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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of Swedish-language breast cancer information available on the Internet. The questions explored were the extent and type of breast cancer information available, the coverage and correctness of that information, and whether the websites fulfilled the European Commission quality criteria for health-related websites. Three search engines were used to find websites containing medical information on breast cancer. An oncologist then evaluated the 29 relevant sites. Only seven of these were judged suitable for breast cancer patients. The coverage and correctness of the medical information varied considerably. None of the websites fulfilled the European Commission quality criteria. Therefore, considerable effort will be required before the Internet can serve as a valuable and up-to-date source of information on breast cancer for both professionals and laypersons. Our findings broadly match the results of earlier studies of English-language websites.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0960-9776
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
376-82
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Breast cancer on the Internet: the quality of Swedish breast cancer websites.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Box 1225, SE-751 42 Uppsala, Sweden. elisabeth.nilsson-ihrfelt@psyk.uu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article