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Consumer guidelines - introduction
These guidelines aim to help health consumers make informed choices about Web sites. They are arranged in three main sections.
- How to search the Internet for health
information
- How to judge the quality of a Web site
- How to manage information in partnership with health professionals
Summary leaflets for printing or downloading
Summary leaflets of the "How to search" and "How to judge" sections are available on the Print or download the guidelines page. You can obtain a copy for your own use, or make copies to handout to other people.
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Society Research and Consultancy Group, School of Computing, Engineering and Information
Sciences, Northumbria University. Site published February 2003.
Last updated October 2006. Review date October 2007.