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Patients require access to good quality, evidence based information so they can take an active part in decisions about their health care. The amount of information available to patients is increasing, particularly through the internet. The quality of this information remains variable. Health professionals need to be able to direct patients to sources of good quality consumer health information, including health related websites.

Original publication

DOI

10.1136/bmj.319.7212.764

Type

Journal

British Medical Journal

Publication Date

18/09/1999

Volume

319

Pages

764 - 766