title: Friend or foe? Consumers using the Internet for medical information.
abstract: Use of the Internet to access health and medical information has grown significantly in the past several years and is projected to increase among physicians alone by 25% to 43% in the next year. Three obstacles face individuals searching for medical information on the Web-accessing the desired information, assessing the quality of the information found, and applying the information in the person's life. This article provides guidance on overcoming each of these obstacles.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University School of Public Health, CA 92350, USA. bchilum@sph.llu.edu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chi-Lum
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016239:MEDLINE; D010353:Patient Education as Topic