Health websites on COVID-19: are they readable and credible enough to help public self-care?
Objective: There are concerns about nonscientific and/or unclear information on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that is available on the Internet. Furthermore, people’s ability to understand health information varies and depends on their skills in reading and interpreting information. This s...
Main Authors: | Saeideh Valizadeh-Haghi, Yasser Khazaal, Shahabedin Rahmatizadeh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2021-01-01
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Series: | Journal of the Medical Library Association |
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Online Access: | http://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/1020 |
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