title: [Access to health information sources in Spain. how to combat "infoxication"].
abstract: Internet has become a priceless source for finding health information for both patients and healthcare professionals. However, the universality and the abundance of information can lead to unfounded conclusions about health issues that can confuse further than clarify the health information. This aspect causes intoxication of information: infoxication. The question lies in knowing how to filter the information that is useful, accurate and relevant for our purposes. In this regard, integrative portals, such as the Biblioteca Virtual de Salud, compile information at different levels (international, national and regional), different types of resources (databases, repositories, bibliographic sources, etc.), becoming a starting point for obtaining quality information.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación en Cuidados de Salud, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España. manavas@isciii.es
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Navas-Martin
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Albornos-Muñoz
authors.forename: Cintia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Escandell-García
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013030:Spain