The Impact of Search Engine Selection and Sorting Criteria on Vaccination Beliefs and Attitudes: Two Experiments Manipulating Google Output

BackgroundDuring the past 2 decades, the Internet has evolved to become a necessity in our daily lives. The selection and sorting algorithms of search engines exert tremendous influence over the global spread of information and other communication processes. Objec...

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Main Authors: Allam, Ahmed, Schulz, Peter Johannes, Nakamoto, Kent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2014/4/e100/