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Evaluation of English and Spanish Health Information on the Internet
Gretchen K. Berland,
Leo S. Morales,
Marc N. Elliott,
Jeffrey I. Algazy,
Richard L. Kravitz,
Michael S. Broder,
David E. Kanouse,
Jorge A. Muñoz,
Joshua Hauser,
Marielena Lara,
Katherine Watkins,
Hannah Yang,
Juan-Antonio Puyol,
Linda Escalante,
Jennifer Hicks,
Anne Griffin,
Karen Ricci,
Robert H. Brook,
Elizabeth A. McGlynn
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Contents
Executive Summary
Figures
Tables
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Study of Search Engine Performance
Purpose
Methods
Results
Discussion
Chapter Three: Quality of Health Information on the Internet
Purpose
Methods
Results
Discussion
Chapter Four: Readability Assessment of Health Information on the Internet
Purpose
Methods
Results
Discussion
Chapter Five: Conclusions and Recommendations
Conclusions
Recommendations
References
Appendices
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Summary:
In response to concerns about variation in quality of health information
on the Internet, the California HealthCare Foundation asked RAND to
design and conduct a large study that described and evaluated English
and Spanish health information on the Internet. This study represents a
major step forward in rigorous evaluation of web-based health
information.
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