title: The Internet: can patients link to credible resources?
abstract: With the large number of Internet sources available for health care information, finding appropriate sources can be difficult for patients. Medical-surgical nurses can guide patients to credible sites with reliable information about specific conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Suggestions for evaluation of health care sites are included.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bradley
mesh_terms: D054626:Consumer Health Information; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000451:nursing; D011787:Quality of Health Care