Home: Research: Bibliography: Evaluating Health Information on the Internet

• Internet Health Ratings Systems: Knowledge vs Babel - Jadad AR, Gagliardi A, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 279:611-614, 1998.

• Comments on "Internet Health Ratings Systems: Knowledge vs Babel" - Letters to Editor, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Vol. 280 No. 8, August 26, 1998

• Guidelines for Medical and Health Information Sites on the Internet Principles Governing AMA Web Sites - Margaret A. Winker, et. al., American Medical Association (AMA).

• Guidelines for Medical and Health Information Sites on the Internet: Principles Governing AMA Web Sites - Margaret A. Winker et. al., Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Vol. 283 No. 12, March 22/29, 2000

• Published criteria for evaluating health related web sites: review - Paul Kim, Thomas R Eng, Mary Jo Deering, Andrew Maxfield, British Medical Journal (BMJ), 1999;318:647-649 ( 6 March ), (See also Extended methods section)

• Towards quality management of medical information on the internet: evaluation, labelling, and filtering of information - Gunther Eysenbach, resident, Thomas L Diepgen, British Medical Journal (BMJ), 317:1496-1502, 28 November 28, 1998

• Reliability of health information for the public on the world wide web: systematic survey of advice on managing fever in children at home - Piero Impicciatore, Chiara Pandolfini, Nicola Casella, Maurizio Bonati, British Medical Journal (BMJ), 1997;314:1875 (28 June) - See also the (Supplemental material)

• Do we need peer review on the 'Net? - Michael OReilly , Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), CMAJ 1998;158:1203

• Code of Conduct for medical and health web sites - from the Health on the Net (HON) Foundation.

• IQ - Information Quality Tool - from Health Information Technology Institute

• Quality of Medical Information on the InterNet - A Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer - North of England Children's Cancer Research Unit, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK