Prevalence and Outcomes of Web-Based Health Information Seeking for Acute Symptoms: Cross-Sectional Study

Prevalence and Outcomes of Web-Based Health Information Seeking for Acute Symptoms: Cross-Sectional Study

BackgroundThe literature indicates that Web-based health information seeking is mostly used for seeking information on well-established diseases. However, only a few studies report health information seeking in the absence of a doctor’s visit and in the context of acute sympt...

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Main Authors:	Aoun, Lydia, Lakkis, Najla, Antoun, Jumana
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	JMIR Publications 2020-01-01
Series:	Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:	https://www.jmir.org/2020/1/e15148

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