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Assessing the quality, readability and reliability of online information on COVID-19: aninfoveillance observational study

2020-05-30 medical education Title + abstract only
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ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the quality, reliability and readability of internet-based information on COVID-19 available on Brazil most used search engines. MethodsA total of 68 websites were selected through Google, Bing, and Yahoo. The websites content quality and reliability were evaluated using the DISCERN questionnaire, the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria, and the presence of the Health on Net (HON) certification. Readability was assessed by the Fl...

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