Author/Editor     Klemenčič, Eva; Leskošek, Brane
Title     Zdravstvene informacije na medmrežju
Translated title     Health information on the internet
Type     članek
Source     In: Zdravje na informacijski poti. Zbornik kongresa Slovenskega društva za medicinsko informatiko; 2006 apr 9-11; Zreče. Ljubljana: Slovensko društvo za medicinsko informatiko,
Publication year     2006
Volume     str. 184-9
Language     slo
Abstract     Because of free access to the internet the user can find the health information by themselves. So the internet can be very useful for health education of the population and patient education too. For this reason the searching of the database MEDLINE was made with descriptor internet for last seven years. With the same descriptor the database Biomedicina slovenica was examined. The analysis of both databases was made by users availability and quality of resarchable health information. The patients can find some health information about theirs disease but the internet bears certain risks becauseof the quality of health information are many times unsatisfactory and they are frequently not qulified enough and so they can envolve harm to the patients. The patients must use the internet-based health information with more considerations.
Descriptors     DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC
HEALTH EDUCATION
COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
MEDLINE